Our mission is to free prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political and public relations advocacy efforts.
Buzurgmehr YorovTajikistan
Buzurgmehr Yorov is a prominent human rights lawyer who was arrested in September 2015 and is serving 28 years in prison for his representation of opposition leaders.
Golrokh Ebrahimi IraeeIran
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is a writer and political activist serving a six year sentence for charges related to an unpublished story she wrote criticizing the practice of stoning in Iran.
Mohamed al-BambaryMorocco
Mohamed al-Bambary is a Sahrawi media activist currently serving 6 years in prison as a result of his journalism.
Nguyen Hoang Quoc HungVietnam
Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung is a labor activist detained in Vietnam since February 2010 for organizing workers. He is serving a nine year prison sentence.
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Aug 27
2018Morocco: UN Declares Detention of Media Activist Mohamed al-Bambary in Violation of International Law
Freedom Now and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights call on Morocco to abide by its international obligations and immediately and unconditionally release Mohamed al-Bambary and all other prisoners of conscience.
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Aug 13
2018Azerbaijan Releases Opposition Politician Ilgar Mammadov from Prison
Freedom Now welcomes the release of opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov from wrongful detention in Azerbaijan. Mammadov was granted conditional release on August 13 by the Sheki Court of Appeals after serving five and a half years of a seven year prison sentence.
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May 24
2018Azerbaijan: An Anniversary Overshadowed by Human Rights Violations
Azerbaijan celebrates the centennial of its progressive, democratic legacy at a time when the government has rejected democratic principles and engaged in a sustained crackdown on human rights.
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Jan 2
2018Mauritania: Four Years Since Arrest, a Blogger’s Life Remains in Danger
For four long years, Mohammed Shaikh Ould Mohammed Ould Mkhaitir has been stuck in limbo in his home country of Mauritania, uncertain if he would face the death penalty for publishing a simple blog post. And although execution is off the table, his life is still in danger.
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