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    Apr 5

    ⚡️ “Global Day of Protest Marks 300 Days Behind Bars for Taner Kılıç”

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  2. 8 hours ago

    First they took on . Now they’re taking on . Join our army of digital detectives and help uncover what some corporations would prefer to keep hidden →

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  3. Apr 7

    had a few options: Stop beheading people. Stop lashing people. Stop imprisoning human rights defenders. Stop killing civilians in Yemen. Or hire a PR agency. Guess which they chose?

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  4. Apr 6

    Imminent monsoons are adding to the deep uncertainty for the living in precarious conditions in the camps I visited this week, while growing reports of violence against women demands urgent attention. government needs to scale up efforts to protect them.

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  5. Apr 6

    First they took on . Now they’re taking on . Join our army of digital detectives and help uncover what some corporations would prefer to keep hidden →

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  6. Apr 6

    A big THANK YOU to more than 690,000 of you who took action for Mahadine. He was facing life in prison for a Facebook post critical of the government in . But now he is free!

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  7. Apr 6

    As thousands renew protests in Gaza, is calling on Israel to refrain from using excessive and lethal force. As the occupying power, must uphold the rights of Palestinians to peaceful protest and freedom of expression.

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  8. Apr 6

    Check it! My piece for the amazing about the intersectional nature of violence and abuse on . To all the women of colour on : 'Be angry. Violence and abuse should not define our existence online'

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  9. Apr 6

    One of our amazing decoders on how 3,500 activists took on . Now we need more than that to expose abuse against women on . Join now:

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  10. Apr 5

    Pres Trump claims migrant women in the caravan in Mexico (most of whom are from Central America) are “being raped at numbers that nobody has ever seen before.” An report revealed how Trump’s border policies put many migrants and refugees at risk for sexual violence.

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  11. Apr 5

    “Myanmar highlights key existential questions about Facebook’s mission and responsibilities. “

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  12. Apr 6

    First they took on . Now they’re taking on . Join our army of digital detectives and help uncover what some corporations would prefer to keep hidden →

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  13. Apr 5

    For 300 days, activists around the world have campaigned relentlessly to . Today, we are out in the streets showing Turkey that we are keeping count. And we will not rest until Taner, and other rights defenders, are free

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  14. Apr 5

    Defending human rights should NOT put you behind bars. Our colleague and human rights defender has been locked up for 300 days. That’s 300 days too many. Turkey: now!

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  15. Apr 5

    “Photographs taken from the actions organized under the hot sun, rain and the freezing cold have lifted my spirits and reminded me of the importance of international solidarity in the struggle for human rights.” — letter from Taner Kılıç.

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  16. Apr 5

    卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌 卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌 卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌 卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌 卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌 卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌卌 300 days too many.

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  17. Apr 5
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  18. Apr 5

    Our friend and colleague human rights defender marks in prison today yet he has done nothing wrong. Even everyday activities take fewer days over a lifetime.

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  19. Apr 5

    In just 24 hours, 1,366 people from all over the world joined our Troll Patrol and analysed 45,000 potentially abusive tweets. We need many more to participate - register and join us here:

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  20. Apr 5

    One more day locked up. One more day of injustice. : —our colleague and friend—now!

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