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Front Line Defenders
@FrontLineHRD
Security, protection, visibility + advocacy for human rights defenders at risk. 🔗: lnk.bio/frontlinedefen… Instagram: bit.ly/3kgxudJ
Dublin, Ireland
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Mar 24, 2025
    🚨 #Pakistan We are deeply concerned by reports that Baloch WHRD Sammi Deen Baloch @SammiBaluch - 2024 @FrontLineHRD award winner - has been arrested by Karachi police and taken to an unknown location. We call for her immediate release and an end to reprisals against Baloch
    Baloch WHRD Sammi Deen Baloch, winner of the 2024 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Mar 22, 2025
    🚨 #Pakistan We are calling for the immediate release of prominent WHRD Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was arrested by Pakistani police early this morning at a peaceful protest in Quetta. We also call for the release of HRD Bebarg Zehri and his brother, abducted from their home on 20
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Dec 8, 2023
    #Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory: 🚨 We are saddened by the news that disability rights defender Bader Mosleh was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip on 7 December. He leaves a legacy of courage & dedication. Read more: frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/bad…
    The Palestinian disability rights defender Bader Mosleh was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on 7 December 2023.
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Mar 24, 2025
    🔔 Front Line Defenders Asia Award Winner, Sammi Deen Baloch, was forcibly arrested by the Karachi Police during a peaceful protest today against the ongoing violations and arrests of Baloch human rights defenders. A number of other Baloch HRDs have also been arrested and met
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Oct 7, 2024
    🚨 #Pakistan: Front Line Defenders strongly condemns WHRD Dr. Mahrang Baloch being prevented from traveling to the US to attend @TIME's #TIME100Next ceremony recognising her important work on Baloch human rights.
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    Mahrang Baloch
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    Oct 7, 2024
    Today, I was scheduled to travel to New York to attend @TIME Magazine's gala, where I was invited alongside other leaders named as TIME’s Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year. However, I was unjustly stopped at Karachi International Airport with no legal or valid given
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Nov 23, 2018
    #Spain Since Oct 2017 #HRD Jordi Cuixart has been in pre-trial detention facing up to 25 years in prison on charges of “rebellion”, regarding a peaceful demonstration in Catalonia and the referendum on the independence of Catalonia on 1 October 2017. frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/jordi-…
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Dec 9, 2021
    On International Human Rights Defenders Day, join us as we celebrate the 6 winners of the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. Live now in 7 different languages: linktr.ee/frontlinedefen… Or join the Facebook watch party: fb.watch/9NzJXto7fP/
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Dec 10, 2021
    Far too many HRDs are serving long prison sentences of 10 years + for their peaceful, legitimate work. These 11 HRDs are illustrative of the many HRD cases where repressive governments have consistently used the law to silence HRDs #GiveVoiceToTheSilenced
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    Front Line Defenders
    @FrontLineHRD
    Nov 25, 2017
    Hauwa Haruna works in Northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram has killed more than 20.000 people since 2009. Despite the risks she faces, she promotes education & fights against #GBV. Watch this video & share her story: youtube.com/watch?v=XcFsfb… #25N #16days
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Jan 16, 2024
    Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the targeting and reprisals of human rights defenders in #Balochistan, especially as punishment for their support for, or participation in, the Baloch Long March. Read more about this case from last year:
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    Mahrang Baloch
    @MahrangBaloch_
    Jan 16, 2024
    Due to my activism in the fight against enforced disappearances and rights abuses in Balochistan, I am continuously being targeted and am at risk. The State of Pakistan, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar, and government spokesman Jan Achakzai should be held accountable
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    Pakistan: Excessive use of force and arrest of Baloch human rights defenders and peaceful protesters
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Mar 28, 2025
    🚨 #Pakistan WHRD Dr. Mahrang Baloch's sisters have raised serious concerns about her health in Hudda District Prison, where she has been jailed since her arrest 22 March. We are particularly concerned about her treatment in prison, after receiving disturbing reports about her
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    Front Line Defenders
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    May 6, 2025
    Read the reflections of world renowned woman human rights defender Dr Mahrang Baloch in the 2024/25 Global Analysis. Reflecting on both her own experiences as a Baloch WHRD, as well as the experiences of HRDs globally, she provides inspiring and sobering perspectives on the
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Mar 28, 2025
    🚨 #Pakistan On 25 March, Karachi police re-arrested Front Line Defenders Asia Award Winner, Sammi Deen Baloch. The WHRD was first arrested during a peaceful demonstration on 24 March, and released by a court order the next day. We call on authorities to immediately release
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    Front Line Defenders
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    Dec 31, 2021
    Before the end of 2021, we present the #FLDAward version of Cypher, celebrating the 6 @FrontLineHRD Award winners: Cypher: frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/… Award Ceremony: vimeo.com/654656068 #SierraLeone #Cambodia #Brazil #Belarus #Portugal #Palestine
    Cypher 14 - Award Edition
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