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#DemocracyAlert: @MoveDemocracy calls on the govt of #Cuba to immediately release all detained protesters & activists, like @LMOAlcantara & @jdanielferrer. Their right to freedom of expression & peaceful assembly must be respected. #SetThemFree https://www.movedemocracy.org/democracyalert-arrest-of-civil-society-activists-and-citizens-in-crackdown-on-peaceful-protests-in-cuba
[FIGHTING BACK] @RSF_inter files in France first criminal complaint agst #NSOGroup #NSO, w/ journalists #OmarBrouksy & @MaatiMonjib, two victims of #Pegasus #Morocco #France. To be continued. #PressFreedom #PegasusProject
https://rsf.org/en/news/after-pegasus-revelations-rsf-and-two-moroccan-french-journalists-file-complaint-paris
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NEW--> @RSF_inter has announced its intention to take legal action against those responsible for the mass surveillance of more than 200 journalists from 20 countries as a result of the findings from the joint media outlet investigation into the #NSOgroup. https://rsf.org/fr/actualites/pegasus-un-outil-repugnant-et-sordide-prise-par-les-predateurs-de-la-liberte-de-la-presse
The World Movement is thrilled about the release of #Egyptian journalist Esraa Abdelfattah! Esraa was awarded our 2021 Democracy Courage Tribute alongside many other brave independent journalists. Watch the tribute ceremony here: https://youtu.be/8jqc7Q79pCY
#SetThemFree #FreeEsra
#DemocracyALERT: The World Movement condemns the govt. of #Nicaragua's arbitrary arrests of pro-democracy activists & presidential candidates. We call to #SetThemFree. The citizens' rights to freedom of expression & peaceful assembly must be respected.
DemocracyALERT: The Crackdown on Civil Society and Opposition Figures in Nicaragua Must Stop - World Movement for Democracy
The World Movement for Democracy is alarmed by the ongoing crackdown and arrest of civil society activists and presidential candidates in Nicaragua. T...
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Applications for 2022-2023 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program are open until October 1! The program hosts democracy activists, scholars, and journalists for 5-month fellowships. To learn more and apply, visit http://ned.org/fellowships.
Information production and consumption have drastically changed in the past decade. Don’t miss CIMA’s event July 15, The Power of Data: A New Way to Measure International Media Development feat. @IREXintl 2021 Vibrant Information Barometer (VIBE) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-data-a-new-way-to-measure-international-media-development-tickets-159879779725?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch #mediadev
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Today, I had the opportunity to open @MoveDemocracy ‘s Democracy Courage Tributes award ceremony with my song "Holm." Check out this performance and the rest of the award ceremony here:
https://fb.watch/v/1hSkLoFRa/
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