๐HONDURAS
๐๏ธ"We have learned to fight with joy, with hope and with faith; We have learned to fight in diversity; we have learned to fight with music, with ceremonies and with spirituality..." -Berta Cรกceres
๐น Watch the full interview from 2012: zurl.co/RWBWA
02.03.2026 18:35 โ
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๐น Watch live at 2pm CET/1pm Dublin here:
t.co/r7shPL4LAm
02.03.2026 10:47 โ
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๐HONDURAS
๐๏ธA few days ahead of the 10th anniversary of Indigenous defender Berta Cรกceres' murder, Front Line Defenders commemorates and keeps her memory, strength and legacy alive.
#BertaLives #JusticeForBerta
27.02.2026 18:13 โ
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Poster for UN HRC side event, "No surrender on human rights: Defenders hold the line"
๐๏ธ Join us in Geneva next week for a HRC side event with UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, and other human rights defenders, about her last report regarding the trends HRDs are experiencing globally. This will be Mary's last event before her mandate ends.
26.02.2026 17:26 โ
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๐TรRKฤฐYE
๐จWHRD Defne Gรผzel, Chair of 17 Mayฤฑs Association, faces up to 3 years in prison under the Law on Associations over publications on intersex experiences and LGBTQI+ rights.
FLD calls on Turkish authorities to end the judicial harassment of LGBTQI+ defenders.
๐ zurl.co/Txbm1
26.02.2026 15:58 โ
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๐THAILAND
๐จFour pro-democracy defenders were sentenced under Thailandโs lรจse-majestรฉ law for remarks made at a peaceful gathering in 2020.
FLD and other civil society organizations call for their sentences to be immediately overturned.
๐zurl.co/uj09o
25.02.2026 16:57 โ
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๐GREECE
๐จ Greek authorities must stop targeting migrant rights defenders, including issuing of a European Arrest Warrant for Tommy Olsen and publicly attacking lawyer Dimitrios Choulis.
Greek authorities must ensure migrant rights defenders can work without fear of reprisals.
๐zurl.co/zoBh7
25.02.2026 10:14 โ
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๐TUNISIA
๐จOn 23 Feb 2026, HRD Ahmed Souab was released by the Tunis Court of Appeal after more than 300 days in detention linked to his human rights work.
However, his conviction remains on record. FLD calls on authorities to end the judicial harassment of Tunisian HRDs.
๐ zurl.co/UtewC
24.02.2026 14:14 โ
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๐TรRKฤฐYE
๐จ HRD Enes Hocaogullari was acquitted of all charges over a speech he delivered at a Council of Europe conference in March 2025. FLD welcome this and calls on the Turkish authorities to ensure HRDs can work without fear of judicial harassment or arbitrary arrest.
๐zurl.co/qlsm2
24.02.2026 12:30 โ
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๐Mexico
๐ฏ๏ธFront Line Defenders joined dozens of people in Mexico City on Saturday for an evening dedicated to HRDs who have been killed or subjected to enforced disappearances in Mexico, the second deadliest country in 2024 for HRDs, according to our Global Analysis.
#DefendingIsMyRight
23.02.2026 18:30 โ
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๐ INDIA
19.02.2026 16:23 โ
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๐EGYPT
๐จOn 15 February 2026, WHRD Aida Seif El-Dawla was charged with โspreading false newsโ , and later released on heavy bail, in a case linked to her human rights work documenting torture. Egyptian authorities must drop all charges and end the targeting of HRDs.
๐zurl.co/fwme8
18.02.2026 10:49 โ
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๐Peru
๐จFront Line Defenders call on the Peruvian authorities to drop the charges against Ashรกninka human rights defender Fabiรกn Antรบnez and guarantee due process, the right to defence and the presumption of innocence.
๐Read more: zurl.co/VYKdc
16.02.2026 20:04 โ
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๐IRAN
๐จThe Free Narges Coalition urgently calls on Iranian authorities to release Nobel laureate WHRD Narges Mohammadi. Last week, following a violent arrest in December, she received additional prison sentences, internal exile, and a travel ban on politically motivated charges.
๐ zurl.co/XaGZu
12.02.2026 17:03 โ
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๐จToday, 12 February, the request for release of HRD Ahmed Souab was denied and the hearing was postponed to the 23 February. The health condition of the Ahmed remains gravely concerning. We urge authorities to release Ahmed and drop all charges against him.
12.02.2026 16:51 โ
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๐TUNISIA
Tomorrow, unjustly detained HRD Ahmed Souab is set to appear before the Court of Appeal.
FLD reiterates grave concern over his deteriorating health and urge Tunisian authorities to release him and drop all charges against him.
๐Read more:zurl.co/yMk34
11.02.2026 16:13 โ
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๐Colombia
Since late December 2025, the Corporaciรณn Regional para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (CREDHOS) has reported a wave of threats targeting its members, particularly its president, HRD Ivรกn Madero.
โ We call on the Colombian authorities to act urgently.
๐ Read more: zurl.co/LQ1YC
05.02.2026 18:48 โ
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๐ฃFront Line Defenders is recruiting a Global Security Lead.
The Global Security Lead will provide ongoing management and oversight of the safety and security of FLD operations, personnel, as well as premises and events.
More information and how to apply can be found hereโฌ๏ธ
zurl.co/FO5UI
03.02.2026 12:00 โ
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๐Honduras
๐จ The murder of Berta Cรกceres was not an isolated crime. It was the result of a power structure in which business interests, state security forces and international financing converged to impose the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project.
๐ Read more and find the report: zurl.co/J5d1h
31.01.2026 14:00 โ
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๐Iran
๐จ Iranโs digital blackout for the last three weeks has made it impossible to document and report on human rights violations, including mass killings and arrests. Meanwhile, human rights defenders are being mass arrested.
๐Read more: www.frontlinedefenders.org/e...
30.01.2026 19:21 โ
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๐ PAKISTAN
Joint Statement: We strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, and call for their immediate release and measures to ensure the conviction is set aside.
Read more: zurl.co/gMKg6
30.01.2026 14:31 โ
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Supreme Court to review the unlawful sentencing of Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy
๐ Kyrgyzstan
The Supreme Court will review a motion in the case WHRD Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy, citing an Opinion adopted by the UN WG on Arbitrary Detention calling for her release from arbitrary detention. We urge the Court to implement the Opinion and release Makhabat.
Read more: zurl.co/LN3NB
30.01.2026 13:55 โ
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FLD is proud to be a partner of Lighthouse, the Global Protection Fund, launching today - a multi-donor fund committed to moving resources to HRDs who need it most - delivered through organisations who already support HRDs critical work.
Check out the website here: zurl.co/CAfoj?utm_source=blu...
30.01.2026 13:32 โ
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Front Line Defenders is recruiting for a Digital Protection Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. See more details here: zurl.co/2V0sZ
29.01.2026 12:09 โ
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The Sakharov Fellowship provides:
๐Insight into EU & international human rights mechanisms
๐ฌ Advocacy and communication training
๐ ๏ธ Tools for security and safety, resilience, disinformation and documentation
๐ค Meeting with high-level EU stakeholders
And more. Apply here: zurl.co/wS9WD
28.01.2026 10:31 โ
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LinkedIn
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๐Western Sahara
Our 2025 MENA FLD Award laureate, Mhamed Hali, was interviewed by El Paรญs - Mhamed Hali, lawyer and human rights defender in Western Sahara: โAny proposed solution to the conflict that is not supported by the Sahrawi people is illegitimate.โ
Read it [in Spanish]:
๐ zurl.co/hufIW
27.01.2026 14:52 โ
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๐Egypt
๐จProminent Egyptian human rights defender, journalist, poet and writer, Ahmed Douma was arrested on 20 January without a warrant from his home in Cairo, interrogated for more than 12 hours and later released on bail.
๐Read more: zurl.co/UuRlN
23.01.2026 19:25 โ
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๐Iran
In light of today's Special Session of the Human Rights Council to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Narges Foundation, PEN America, Reporters sans Frontiรจres and Front Line Defenders call for urgent international action and accountability.
23.01.2026 18:29 โ
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๐Pakistan
๐จFront Line Defenders is extremely concerned for the safety of human rights defenders and lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. They were arbitrarily arrested today without a warrant, and despite a court order granting them temporary relief from arrest.
๐Read more: zurl.co/ESUqK
23.01.2026 15:21 โ
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Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council is holding a special session to address the worsening human rights situation in Iran. At the session, Front Line Defenders shared the dire situation for Iranian HRDs and called for various measures to support them.
Watch here: zurl.co/bku7W
23.01.2026 15:12 โ
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