On this day in 2016, Ukrainian journalist Oleksiy Bessarabov was arrested by Russian authorities in occupied Crimea. He is serving a 14-year sentence on politically motivated charges. Russia must release him.
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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 more years in prison on baseless national security charges. This deeply troubling sentence punishes peaceful advocacy. Hong Kong authorities must release Wong immediately and unconditionally.
Activist Joshua Wong, 30, who became the international face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, was sentenced to 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion with foreign entities under the city's national security law reut.rs/4815nHHView quoted post on X
On October 12 imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu was forced to resume prison labor just weeks after lung cancer surgery. Family members report that Dong's health has since deteriorated. China must halt his compulsory labor and release Dong immediately on humanitarian grounds
Today marks the 40th birthday of Crimean Tatar citizen journalist Seyran Saliev, imprisoned by Russia since 2017 for his reporting and activism in occupied Crimea. He is serving a 15-year prison sentence. Russia must release him.
10 years ago today, Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş was arrested in Turkey. He remains in prison despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights calling for his release. Turkey must free him. @RepRaskin is his Defending Freedoms advocate.