Ryota Jonen
@ryotajonen
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My heart is with the people in Iran and their fight for freedom. Iranians have come into the streets peacefully, but met with brutal violence. For forty-seven years, the Islamic Republic has prosecuted people with censorship, bullets, detention, and torture. But this night is
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Today marks 1,000 days since the war in Sudan began. We stand with the people of Sudan caught amid a contest for power by the belligerents and their foreign backers and call for policy solutions that center civilians. We mourn the +150,000 killed and the millions displaced.
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At least 7 p’ple have been murdered in the campaigns of the upcoming elections & over 400 violently arrested.“Blood & ballots”, the @AgoraCFR documentary about the pattern of violence in Uganda’s elections is showing now. #SpotlightOnUgElections26
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🔴Documentation gathered by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center and other organizations, including the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teacher Trade Associations, as well as footage circulated on social media, indicate arbitrary detentions and the use of lethal violence against
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🚨 While the regime massacres Iranians behind an internet blackout, division abroad only serves their survival. This moment demands unity. Not purity tests. Not slogans over substance. If you stand for freedom in Iran, stand together. UNITY NOW.
ایرانیان سراسر آمریکا برای سفر به واشنگتندیسی و همبستگی ملی همراه شوید. Iranians across the United States, come to Washington, D.C. to stand in national solidarity.
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In his reflections during the panel, Maina Kiai underscored the urgent need to reimagine the human rights system, he noted that continuing to operate with 20th-century approaches in a 21st-century world renders current systems ineffective and called for collective reflection on
As part of the ongoing celebrations, participants had the honour of engaging with three UN mandate holders during a powerful panel discussion on human rights in the 21st Century held this afternoon. The discussion featured Clement Voule (2018–2024), Maina Kiai (2011–2017), former
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On 4 and 5 November 2025, we convened to commemorate two decades of protecting and promoting the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) since 2005. The two-day celebration, held in Kampala, Uganda, brought together over 200 HRDs, national, regional, and global human rights
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As part of the ongoing celebrations, participants had the honour of engaging with three UN mandate holders during a powerful panel discussion on human rights in the 21st Century held this afternoon. The discussion featured Clement Voule (2018–2024), Maina Kiai (2011–2017), former
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Ryota Jonen, former Director, World Movement for Democracy has worked alongside DefendDefenders for many years and recalls the numerous successful outcomes of this partnership. One of the key highlights includes DefendDefenders’ ability to facilitate engagements between human
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"The main disappointment for [Ukrainians] will be impunity for Russian war crimes." Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) on how Ukrainians view justice and what it means post-war. Watch in full: https://t.co/wpMtB2N8J9
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Today the US House of Representatives introduced HRes120 condemning #Azerbaijan’s wrongful detention of Gubad Ibadoghlu. He is one of over 300 political prisoners in the country, many of them detained over the last year. The US government should work to free them all. 🧵
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People First! A new international campaign demands the unconditional release of: ▪️All Ukrainian civilians held by Russia ▪️All POWs on both sides ▪️Russian political prisoners opposing the war ▪️20,000+ Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia https://t.co/1OWqBDAWAO
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CIPE’s work helps ensure markets remain open and fair, which drives innovation and creates opportunity. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨. #FreetoCompete
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How can we tackle Information Manipulation and Online Hate? In this blog, @MagomaOumar 2024 #HurfordYouth Fellow, explores how micro-influencers can foster safer online environments and inspire responsible digital citizenship: https://t.co/CtY35DM5sW
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Last year @MoveDemocracy celebrated its 25th anniversary! In this article, @avalaina, @Ginitastar, @Hassan_shire, @HamadaMaxine, and @IchalSupriadi share how the movement has evolved, fostering global solidarity among democracy advocates: https://t.co/CwReEefBu9
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How do you negotiate the impossible? Iranian journalist @maziarbahari interviews Roelf Meyer, a key figure in ending apartheid, on how dialogue, trust & global pressure led to South Africa’s first non-racial elections in 1994:
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Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich & Uladzimir Labkovich have been behind bars for 3.5yrs in #Belarus for defending #humanrights. It is reported that their health is deteriorating and medical care is restricted. We repeat our calls for their release. #FreeViasna #FreeBelarus
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