Althea Williams

@mwlodge, we urge you to protect the future of our ocean and support a moratorium on deep-sea mining at the @ISBAHQ #DefendTheDeep @onlyone only.one/act/mining

@LAZARUSCHAKWERA, you’ve just granted pardons to 2,298 people. That’s admirable, but you forgot @reprieve’s 8 elderly clients. Today, on Malawian Independence Day, please extend your compassion and add them to your list of pardons. secure.reprieve.org/page/126125/pe…

Breaking news: the #HighSeasTreaty has been officially adopted! I’m now urging world leaders to stand up for the ocean and ratify this historic treaty. @onlyone only.one/high-seas

The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears its themes of the destruction of nature would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press theguardian.com/media/2023/mar…

Radio Silence review – courage in the face of danger as Mexican journalist takes on the government theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/…

STOP THE EXECUTION OF IRANIAN PROTESTERS - Sign the petition chng.it/HWMPW4nH via @Change

Sources inside Iran revealed that Mohammad Boroughani was granted a visit with his mother & sister on Tuesday, and then moved to a section of Raja'i Shahr prison where prisoners scheduled for execution are typically held. 1/2

Freeoliviervandecasteele - Sign the Petition. chng.it/ZbrsjxW9 via @Change

In January @humanrights1st published my piece about social media attacks on leading @QUBHRC human rights academic @cjhumanrights. The attacks have now intensified. Here’s the piece again. Please show your support for Colin’s right to academic freedom humanrightsfirst.org/library/leadin…

Antonio Tajani is now Foreign Affairs minister in Italy. In a government dominated by the far-right. Will he remain faithful to the "EU values" he expressed in his 2017 speech on press freedom? europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/new… @Molenews1 @aidanpwhite @grubmarc @abellanger49 @FnsiSocial

Turkey's new "censorship law," adopted just months before the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, increasing the weapons in the government’s arsenal to enforce censorship and tighten control over social media and independent online news sites. hrw.org/news/2022/10/1…

Afghan women barred from studying a number of subjects, among them journalism. Who said, during the peace negotiations, that the Taliban had changed? bbc.com/news/world-asi… @afghan @IFJGlobal @MDI_UK @GerisNet @RJournalists @freepressunltd @FreeWordCentre @journalismnews

While Braverman shifts the Home Office's focus away from victims of trafficking, there is STILL no independent anti-slavery commissioner in place to scrutinise the government. The post has now been vacant for seven months, despite being required by law. theguardian.com/world/2022/aug…

While Braverman prioritises tackling people "gaming" the modern slavery system, 97% of all modern slavery referrals concluded in the first half of this year were confirmed as genuine by the authorities. theguardian.com/world/2022/oct…

#Malta: media legislation proposed by the government without proper public consultation is an insult to the memory of murdered journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia europeanjournalists.org/blog/2022/10/1…

Remember their names. 📢 Take action now. #ProtectTheProtest #Mahsa_Amini

Impartiality requires rejecting false equivalences between the aggressor and the victim or between facts and lies. But it does not exempt journalists from covering all sides thoroughly and rigorously. Uncomfortable stories on the war must also be told. ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/telling-the-tr…

Nicaragua Silences Its Last Outspoken Critics: Catholic Priests nytimes.com/2022/08/23/wor…

Emily Maitlis says ‘active Tory party agent’ shaping BBC news output theguardian.com/media/2022/aug…