Freedom Now welcomes the release of journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko from Russian custody in occupied Crimea. Yesypenko had been wrongfully detained for more than four years on fabricated charges that were brought forth after he was subjected to severe physical torture....
Position Description: Freedom Now is seeking a full-time Program Assistant to support its work on behalf of individual prisoners of conscience and issues relating to arbitrary detention and rule of law. This position reports to the Program Director and will deliver...
This month, we celebrated World Press Freedom Day, acknowledging the invaluable contributions of journalists and recognizing how important it is that journalists remain safe and independent. However, around the world, independent journalism and press freedom are...
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has determined the Government of Belarus violated international human rights law by detaining journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn. Responding to a petition filed by Freedom Now and the international law firm Dechert LLP,...
The following text is testimony delivered by Freedom Now’s Executive Director Andrea Prasow to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on April 29 at a hearing entitled “Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the COP 29 UN...
Freedom Now, along with seven other international human rights organizations, commend the commitments made at the EU-Central Asia Summit in Samarkand. We urge Central Asian leaders to prioritize human rights and uphold the civil and political freedoms enshrined in...
