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Freedom Now protects individuals and communities from government repression and defends human rights through direct legal support, targeted high-leverage advocacy, and capacity-building analysis and assistance.
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Diane Rwigara – A Presidential Candidate Silenced
As part of our 25th anniversary, Freedom Now is revisiting our past cases. In 2017, Diane Rwigara was imprisoned in Rwanda after she announced she was running for president. Freedom Now worked with U.S. government officials to secure her release.
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Write a Letter to Azerbaijani Political Prisoner Tofig Yagublu
Please join us in sending messages of solidarity and encourage to Tofig, an opposition politician who has been wrongfully imprisoned in Azerbaijan since December 2023.
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Kyrgyzstan: UN Declares Detention of Kempir-Abad Activists a Violation of International Law
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has determined that Kyrgyzstan violated international human rights law by detaining five women who protested a border agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Joint Letter: Urgent Call to Free Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Freedom Now and more than 90 media groups and international human rights organizations call on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to “right the wrong” and release jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, as she marks six years behind bars.
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