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Björn Tunbäck

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Board member Reporters without Borders/Sweden. Investigative journalist Swedish Television. RT not the same as endorsement

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@HostageAid
Hostage Aid Worldwide
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5/5 Pressure Eritrea to Free Dawit Isaak Now That the Country Is Releasing Other Prisoners https://t.co/9e9OYzRiCS Sweden - Göteborgs-Posten The release of the thirteen can therefore be seen as a potential bright spot — an indication that the country may be moving in a new
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hostageaid.org
Eritrea has released thirteen people who were imprisoned for 18 years without trial. This could signal an unexpected glimmer of hope also for Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, who has now been deprived...
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@KjetilTronvoll
Kjetil Tronvoll
10 days
We must never forget #DawitIsaak and the 1000s of political prisoners languishing in Eritrea’s dungeons without trial. ⁦Free Eritrea from dictatorship - democratize! @Edelstam⁩ «What Eritrea Appreciates Most is Sweden’s 24 Years of Public Silence”
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Photo: EU Delegation to Eritrea, May 9, 2025, including the former EU Ambassador to Eritrea, Gianluca Grippa. © EUROPEAN UNION, 2025
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@bergersus
Susanne Berger
11 days
"Silent diplomacy is a proper strategy in the early stages of difficult consular cases," says @KjetilTronvoll What strategies 🇸🇪 has tried in secret is not known, but an international public 'shaming campaign' against the regime, combined with targeted EU sanctions, is lacking.”
@Edelstam
The Edelstam Prize
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Sweden has stayed publicly silent on #DawitIsaak for 24 years. The claim that ‘Eritrea wants nothing’ is simply wrong. The regime values plenty. 🇸🇪USE THAT LEVERAGE! NOW!! @MariaStenergard @SwedishPM @SweMFA @bergersus @TheRWCHR @HostageAid @JasonPoblete https://t.co/1Rqwfg2QQI
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@TheRWCHR
Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
12 days
🧱We're delighted to co-host the Justice Wall tomorrow in London. 🧱 Nous sommes ravis de co-organiser demain le Justice Wall à Londres.
@SolidarityHR
Human Rights Solidarity
12 days
Human Rights Solidarity is installing the JUSTICE WALL 2025 tomorrow (10 Dec, 10:30-15:00) for #HumanRightsDay on Whitehall, opposite Downing Street. In solidarity with @Edelstam @TheRWCHR @GLALegalDefense @HostageAid @eritrea_focus. Read the full joint press release here:
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@bergersus
Susanne Berger
10 days
“What Eritrea Appreciates Most is Sweden’s 24 Years of Public Silence” ⁦⁦@Edelstam⁩ ⁦@TheRWCHR⁩ ⁦@HostageAid⁩ ⁦@JasonPoblete⁩ ⁦@FreeDawit⁩ ⁦@Tunback⁩ ⁦@SweMFA⁩ ⁦@KurdoBaksi@journalisten
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edelstam.org
Photo: EU Delegation to Eritrea, May 9, 2025, including the former EU Ambassador to Eritrea, Gianluca Grippa. © EUROPEAN UNION, 2025
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Björn Tunbäck
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@BBCAfrica
BBC News Africa
16 days
Thirteen people held for more than 18 years without trial in Eritrea have been released from a notorious military prison. Among those freed were several prominent figures, including 69-year-old Olympian cyclist and businessman Zeragaber Gebrehiwot. https://t.co/VevzIGuFjz
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@SelemawitKidane
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Sverige bosatt tsegay mehari är en vittne ,han var fängslad i 4 år i #Eritrea även skrev han böker bland på svenska som heter "min frihet" @MehariMeng53005 @Tunback @bergersus @GoteborgsPosten @martinplaut https://t.co/QFokZL2rAz
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Björn Tunbäck
23 days
Svenska regeringar har aldrig bråttom. Även om det gäller livet - @bergersus och @Edelstam
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Susanne Berger
23 days
Toasting the dictatorship - this is what EU human rights advocacy in #Eritrea looks like. The EU delegation celebrating EU week in Asmara, May 2025. #DawitIsaak https://t.co/j3Fo2d1Jok
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@bergersus
Susanne Berger
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Toasting the dictatorship - this is what EU human rights advocacy in #Eritrea looks like. The EU delegation celebrating EU week in Asmara, May 2025. #DawitIsaak https://t.co/j3Fo2d1Jok
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@MehariMeng53005
mengs
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Svenska åklagare har utrett brott mot internationell rätt som begåtts i Iran och Syrien, men inte fängslandet av samvetsfången och svenske medborgaren #DawitIsaak. ”Det är pinsamt att se deras passivitet och ovilja”, säger RSF:s #BjörnTunbäck. Det är mycket sorgligt att 24 år i
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Susanne Berger
3 months
No justice for #DawitIsaak - Sweden gives green light for regimes to commit crimes against humanity ⁦@Tunback⁩ ⁦@FreeDawit⁩ ⁦@Edelstam⁩ ⁦@SweMFA@PENsweden⁩ ⁦@MariaStenergard⁩ ⁦@TheRWCHR⁩ ⁦⁦@MehariMeng53005
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@bergersus
Susanne Berger
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👇Strong words from ⁦@KurdoBaksi⁩ re ⁦@SweMFA⁩‘s disastrous mistakes in the case of #DawitIsaak 20 years ago. The problem is - the failures continue today. It‘s been two months since 🇸🇪demanded #DawitIsaak‘s release. No follow up since.
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expressen.se
I dag för 20 år sedan fanns en möjlighet för den fängslade Dawit Isaak att få komma hem till sin familj. Kurdo Baksi skriver om en skammens dag för den svenska diplomatin historia.
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@HostageAid
Hostage Aid Worldwide
2 months
HAW Daily Brief 1/8 Marking 25 Birthdays Behind Bars for Dawit Isaak https://t.co/zuJvbBnUGg Sweden - VIA TT Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak was 36 years old when he was arrested in 2001. Today, he turns 61. He has been held incommunicado for over 24 years without charge
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@bergersus
Susanne Berger
2 months
⚡️#DawitIsaak is not a symbol; he is a man. If our century’s human rights edifice cannot deliver justice, accountability, or, at a minimum, resolution here, it licenses tyrants everywhere.” ⚡️ https://t.co/vWdwWXhtcL
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@HostageAid
Hostage Aid Worldwide
3 months
12/13 Sweden Must Act: Demand Justice For Dawit Isaak And Hold Eritrea Accountable https://t.co/2mhb9w0bfR Sweden - Edelstam Foundation The decision by the Swedish Prosecutor General (Riksåklagare, RÅ) Katarina Johansson not to open a criminal investigation against members of the
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@HostageAid
Hostage Aid Worldwide
3 months
6/13 International Criticism Of The Dawit Decision https://t.co/eOLTTHJZNv Sweden - Reporters Without Borders The Swedish Prosecutor-General (RÅ) has decided not to pursue the complaint of crimes against humanity that was submitted last year on behalf of Dawit Isaak, with the
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@BurushAlex
Alexander Berhane
3 months
Dawit Isaak – Swedish-Eritrean journalist, playwright, and the 2024 Edelstam Prize Laureate – has been arbitrarily detained, incommunicado in Eritrea for 24 years, without trial, legal representation, or contact with his family. He is the world’s longest-detained journalist. The
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@Tunback
Björn Tunbäck
3 months
Sweden's Prosecutor-general gives green light to continued violations of international law in #Eritrea and decides not investigate crimes against humanity in detained journo #DawitIsaak 's case. @IrwinCotler & @TheRWCHR :Sweden should pursue justice.
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gp.se
Riksåklagaren säger nej till att utreda anklagelserna om brott mot mänskligheten i fallet Dawit Isaak och visar därmed att den eritreanska regimen fritt kan fortsätta med sitt förtryck, skriver Björn...
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