📍Sudan/Ethiopia 🚨Hisham Ali Mohammad Ali is a Sudanese blogger and human rights defender who has been vocal about corruption and torture in Sudan. Yesterday, Hisham Ali was stabbed twice with a knife in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in what appears to be a targeted attack directly

🔊 https://t.co/SF1ELzDYvm in Brussels is hiring a Director/Head of Secretariat! The Director will represent https://t.co/SF1ELzDYvm at the highest levels, including with donors, the Board, and the Consortium of ProtectDefenders which is composed of 12 international and regional

📍Singapore 🕊️Front Line Defenders is deeply saddened by the news of the death of human rights defender M. Ravi, who passed away in a Singaporean hospital after being found unconscious in the early hours of 24 December. While police investigations are ongoing, we extend our

📍 Indonesia On 10 December 2025, environmental human rights defenders, Adetya ‘Dera’ Pramadira and Fathul Munif, were released from police custody in Semarang but remain under criminal investigation for ‘incitement’ and ‘hate speech.’ Front Line Defenders welcomes the release

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📍 Colombia Front Line Defenders joins with dozens of NGOs in expressing our strongest condemnation of the attack perpetrated on 12 December against the Wayúu indigenous defender Misael Socarrás Ipuana, when unidentified individuals fired from a motorcycle at the vehicle in

📍 Myanmar 🚨 On 14 December 2025, Myanmar's military authorities violently arrested Ko Htet Myat Aung, a 24-year-old human rights defender, former President of the Yadanabon University Students’ Union and a prominent pro-democracy activist. Front Line Defenders has received

🛎️ Front Line Defenders is recruiting a Middle East Protection Coordinator to support the Protection Team’s response to human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk in the Middle East. The PC will lead timely and appropriate response to human rights defenders at risk in Middle East,

📍 #Mexico Front Line Defenders and the Red Nacional de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos “Todos los Derechos para Todas, Todos y Todes” (Red TdT) welcome the acquittal of 21 human rights defenders, including Saúl Robles Aragón and Román Sosa Miñon, members of the Chontal

📍 #Türkiye On 11 December 2025, the İzmir Third Civil Court of First instance ruled to dissolve the Genç LGBTİ+ (Young LGBGTI+) Association, on the grounds of ‘obscenity’ for illustrations posted on their social media. The Court stated that this is in violation of the Law on

🤝 Defending rights is not a crime. It is a legitimate endeavor that deserves protection, support, and recognition. #ForTheRightToDefendRights

In a context marked by risks, stigmatization, and the closure of civic spaces, these images reflect the strength, solidarity, and conviction of those who continue to defend rights, even in the most adverse scenarios. #ForTheRightToDefendRights

Defending rights is a commitment to life,dignity, and justice. At this regional meeting, held in October 2025 in Bogotá,defenders from different parts of Latin America came together to share experiences, denounce the violence that persists in the region #ForTheRightToDefendRights

📍 OPT/Israel On 15 December 2025, the Ofer Military Court upheld a six-month administrative detention order against Palestinian human rights defender Ayman Ghraieb, following closed door summary proceedings. During the hearing, the defender was accused of ‘incitement’ without

📍 Iran 🚨 On 16 December 2025, woman human rights defender and student activist Motahareh Gounei announced that she had been summoned to begin serving her prison sentence, within five working days. On 25 August 2025, Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court convicted and

Narges Mohammadi’s brother demands immediate medical intervention and her unconditional release After a week after the violent arrest of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, along with dozens of people and human rights activists during the memorial ceremony for the late

📍Iran Front Line Defenders is deeply concerned about the arrest of Tayebeh Nazari, mother of WHRD and lawyer Maryam Arvin, who died under suspicious circumstances after her release from prison in 2023 in the context of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in Iran. Tayebeh has

963 prisoners "pardoned" today in #Bahrain, my father was not one of them... so this is my open letter to our Foreign Minister @larsloekke

🙏Thank you @KasjaOllongren for your support for Pablo López Alavez. The environmental HRD & Zapoteco indigenous leader has been arbitrarily imprisoned for more than 15 years in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. #LibertadParaPablo https://t.co/wqFP5q4chX https://t.co/zDNl3z5o2X