Reading from The Taxi Project by Martha Kuwee Kumsa
I was released in September 1989 after a decade of torture and incarceration. Even though my imprisonment was limited to the radius of the prison compound—Ethiopia itself was a… More
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Russia continues to tighten its grip on civil society and human rights defenders. Memorial Human Rights Centre, a laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize, continues to be attacked. Authorities opened a criminal case against their co-chairman Oleg Orlov. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65024254
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🧵Today @RamyEssam released the song "Fiskooti Mooti" with lyrics written by imprisoned Egyptian poet Galal El-Behairy. Watch here: https://youtu.be/GMGcbQdKaH0