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Did You Write for Rights?
[caption id="attachment_16680" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="A Write for Rights event in France"][/caption] It has been fantastic to hear about the Write for Rights activities that have taken place around the world!…
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Attempting to Silence Political Opposition in the Gambia
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. Little did Femi Peters know that by attending a peaceful demonstration organized by his employer, the United Democratic Party, he…
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Four Years, Seven Months, and Three Days
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. One woman was on her way to buy a birthday gift for her son, another was a volunteer who worked…
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Displaced Roma Families Head into Brutal Winter without Adequate Housing
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. Around 100 children, women and men, forcibly evicted from their homes by the Romanian government six years ago, continue to…
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Lost in Iraq
Walid Yunis Ahmad is quite possibly the longest serving detainee in Iraq. He is a member of the marginalized Turkoman minority and has been imprisoned in Irbil, Northern Iraq, without…
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Prisoner of Conscience Filep Karma Begins 7th Year in Prison in Indonesia for Raising a Flag
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. Former civil servant Filep Karma was among approximately 200 people who took part in a peaceful ceremony in Abepura, Papua…
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Letters of Support Gave Me Strength While in an Egyptian Prison
To raise awareness of December’s Write for Rights former prisoner of conscience Musaad Abu Fagr tells how letters lifted his spirits while in detention.
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Our Work in Myanmar Isn’t Done Yet!
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. Labor activist Su Su Nway was arrested for putting up an anti-government banner near the hotel in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest…
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Jailed Student Leader Hopes One Year Won’t Have to Be Eight and a Half
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. In 2009, Majid Tavakkoli, aged 24, was already a recognized student leader and advocate for academic freedom. He was a…
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Through Her Work Protecting Victims, One Woman Has Become a Target of Attack Herself
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. Norma Cruz has been speaking out against domestic violence in Guatemala for many years. She is the leader of Fundación…