Så förvandlar regeringen misslyckande till en framgång

ANALYS. Diplomater är benägna att undvika risker och nöjer sig med delvisa resultat. Men för fängslade svenskar i Iran, Kina och Eritrea är detta en katastrofal inställning, skriver Susanne Berger från Raoul Wallenberg…

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Vanessa Tsehaye is the winner of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Human Rights Activist”

We are happy to share that @vanessatsehaye is the winner of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Human Rights Activist,” recognising her courageous advocacy for Eritrean political prisoners, including her…

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DAWIT ISAAK TURNS 61 – MARKING 25 BIRTHDAYS BEHIND BARS

Press Release – Stockholm, 27 October 2025 On Mr. Dawit Isaak’s 61st birthday, the Edelstam Foundation, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), and the Global Liberty Alliance issue…

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SWEDEN MUST ACT: DEMAND JUSTICE FOR DAWIT ISAAK AND HOLD ERITREA ACCOUNTABLE

Betlehem Isaak, daughter of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, calls on Sweden to commit to justice PRESS RELEASE –– STOCKHOLM, 6th of OCTOBER 2025 Dawit Isaak – Swedish-Eritrean journalist, playwright, and…

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“IF MY FATHER IS ALIVE, HE MUST BE RESCUED NOW” – Betlehem Isaak, daughter of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, calls on Sweden and the international community to act decisively to secure his release

September 23 marks the 24th anniversary of the unlawful detention of Mr. Dawit Isaak – a Swedish-Eritrean citizen, journalist, playwright, and the Edelstam Prize 2024 Laureate. He remains the world’s…

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If states fail to protect their citizens, the door opens to more hostage-takings and wrongful detentions

USA 14 August 2025 Op Ed in Swedish Daily newspaper, Sydsvenskan, by Jason Ian Poblete, a US attorney and chair of the Global Liberty Alliance and Legal Defense Fund. “If…

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“The Responsibility to Protect” – Article published by the organization Hostage Aid Worldwide, Washington D.C.

USA 4 August 2025 Listed under “High-level initiatives” to highlight significant actions and statements by influential actors — from governments and activist groups to international bodies such as the UN…

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USA: Durbin, Coons, Schiff Introduce Resolution Recognizing Decaded-Long Human Rights Abuses In Eritrea – Resolution calls for basic political freedoms and release of political prisoners

USA July 31, 2025 Listed under “High-level initiatives” to highlight significant actions and statements by influential actors — from governments and activist groups to international bodies such as the UN…

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