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fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

EU's Sakharov Prize goes to imprisoned journalists DW 10/22/2025

Two imprisoned journalists, Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for courage and reporting under authoritarian repression.
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fromInverse
1 week ago

'It Was Just An Accident' Is A Darkly Comic Masterwork

A nighttime car accident links a driver and a prosthetic-legged ex-prisoner, triggering a complex revenge thriller with personal and social consequences.
fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

Nothing Closes the Doors to Creating: Jafar Pahani on "It Was Just an Accident" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

Watching " It Was Just an Accident" feels like watching director Jafar Panahi 's tortured yet graceful inner monologue around the merits of forgiveness. The Iranian filmmaker's Palme d'Or-winning film, like his other works, was filmed without official permission from the Iranian government-a tactic that enables him to critique the authoritarian regime creatively and without censorship. It hasn't been without consequences; Panahi was first arrested in 2010, then released, and subsequently placed under house arrest.
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#alaa-abd-el-fattah
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
World news

I deserve to heal': freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on his prison ordeal and next steps

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, freed after over a decade of detention in Cairo, seeks to join his autistic 14-year-old son in the UK and prioritise healing.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

This is their attempt to silence him': Umar Khalid reaches five years in Indian jail without trial

Before his arrest Khalid had emerged as one of the faces of an anti-government protest movement after the Modi government passed a citizenship law in late 2019 that was seen as discriminatory to Muslims. The protests that erupted were the first widespread challenge to the Modi regime and were met with brute force by the state. Dozens were killed by police fire and activists were detained and tortured.
World news
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
4 months ago

RFE/RL Contributor Vladyslav Yesypenko Released From Russian Custody After More Than Four Years Of Detention

Vladyslav Yesypenko, a Ukrainian journalist, was released after over four years of wrongful imprisonment and torture by Russian authorities for alleged espionage.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Laila Soueif's survival despite 245-day hunger strike is a miracle', says family

The Independent is dedicated to on-ground reporting as a vital resource for current events like reproductive rights and climate change, ensuring facts prevail in today’s discourse.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Jailed activist's mother says she is prepared to die on hunger strike to free her son

Laila Soueif has declared she is willing to die on hunger strike to secure the release of her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, imprisoned in Egypt.
UK news
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