Freedom House
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A prodemocracy organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. Follow @FreedomHouseLAC for more.
🚨 54 human rights and diaspora organisations warn 🇨🇳 Ethnic Unity Law threatens freedoms worldwide The coalition urges international governments and institutions to publicly condemn the EUPL, stand against transnational repression, and protect diasporas affected by the legislation around the world. Read the full statement below👇 hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2026…
Homayra Sharifi, a 19-year-old imprisoned in Evin Prison after her arrest during the 2026 nationwide protests, was hospitalized on July 10 after attempting suicide. She remains under medical treatment. Sharifi reportedly drank a corrosive cleaning liquid and was initially transferred to Loghman Hospital before being moved to Taleghani Hospital. An informed source told HRANA that fellow prisoners found her vomiting blood and a dark-colored liquid in the prison ward. The source said Sharifi has attempted suicide more than five times since her arrest. Despite suffering from severe psychological distress and a skin condition, she has reportedly been denied adequate medical and mental health care. Sharifi, an Afghan national, was notified in June of a five-year prison sentence while held in Evin Prison. Arrested during the January 2026 nationwide protests, she was initially detained in Qarchak Prison before being transferred to Evin on February 16, 2026.
A week after Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated near the UN headquarters in New York, protesters gathered to demand international action on Tibet and raise concerns about China's new ethnic unity law
The Chavista regime’s earthquake response demonstrates why Venezuela cannot recover under its current leadership. I write @WSJopinion how the US can flex its leverage so the same corrupt regime that built the collapsed buildings doesn’t profit from the country’s reconstruction.
“These are ordinary Americans. They each have stories. They each have the right to be heard.” Friend and advocate @NedaSharghi spoke to @NewsHour about Reza and others wrongfully detained in #Iran. #freerezav pbs.org/newshour/show/…
Pastor Ezra Jin’s daughter, Grace Jin Drexel, tells CBS News her father is still recovering after spending 266 days in Chinese detention. Jin, the founder of China’s unregistered Zion Church, was released after President Trump raised his case with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Drexel says eight other church members remain detained: “We’re hoping that this joyful moment will soon be felt by more people.”
