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An international org. of parliamentarians, scholars, jurists, HR defenders, and NGOs, in the pursuit of justice, founded by @IrwinCotler.

Joined August 2020
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Ali Karimli is emerging as a symbol of the struggle for democracy in Azerbaijan, attracting the attention of the international community. He deserves this recognition. Congratulations!
BREAKING: Ali Karimli (@AliKarimli) wins the 2026 Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Opposition Politician. After decades of fighting for democracy in Azerbaijan, he has been jailed for his opposition. Even behind bars, he refuses to be silenced. #MagnitskyAwards
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We are delighted that @AliKarimli Karimli has received the Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Opposition Politician. As leader of #Azerbaijan 's democratic opposition, he has spent decades campaigning for democracy, freedom of speech, and political reform. This well-deserved recognition will help amplify Ali Karimli's extraordinary work while drawing much-needed attention to his politically motivated prosecution and escalating repression in Azerbaijan. Ali Karimli helped establish the Popular Front movement in 1989, which challenged communist rule, and later served as Azerbaijan’s Secretary of State in 1993. He was elected to parliament in 1995 and 2000 and became chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party in 2001. Since then, he has continued to campaign for democratic elections, human rights, and government accountability. teapawt.org/GMJCampaign/status/211…
BREAKING: Ali Karimli (@AliKarimli) wins the 2026 Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Opposition Politician. After decades of fighting for democracy in Azerbaijan, he has been jailed for his opposition. Even behind bars, he refuses to be silenced. #MagnitskyAwards
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Nous sommes ravis qu’@AliKarimli ait reçu le Prix Magnitsky de l’homme politique d’opposition exceptionnel. En tant que leader de l’opposition démocratique en #Azerbaïdjan, il consacre depuis des décennies ses efforts à la promotion de la démocratie, de la liberté d’expression et des réformes politiques. Cette reconnaissance pleinement méritée contribuera à mettre davantage en lumière le travail remarquable d’Ali Karimli tout en attirant l’attention indispensable sur les poursuites à caractère politique dont il fait l’objet et sur l’intensification de la répression en Azerbaïdjan. Ali Karimli a contribué à la création du mouvement du Front populaire en 1989, qui a défié le régime communiste, avant d’occuper le poste de secrétaire d’État de l’Azerbaïdjan en 1993. Il a été élu au Parlement en 1995 puis en 2000, avant de devenir président du Parti du Front populaire d’Azerbaïdjan en 2001. Depuis lors, il continue de militer en faveur d’élections démocratiques, du respect des droits humains et de la responsabilisation des autorités publiques. teapawt.org/azadliq_news/status/21…
AXCP sədri Əli Kərimliyə beynəlxalq Maqnitski Mükafatı verilib. Mükafat “Görkəmli müxalifət siyasətçisi” kateqoriyasında 2026-cı il üzrə təqdim olunub. Xəbəri Qlobal Maqnitski Ədalət Kampaniyası yayıb.
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
"Əli Kərimlinin məhkəməsinə beynəlxalq müşahidəçilər göndərilsin" Nüfuzlu insan haqları təşkilatı Əli Kərimlinin məhkəməsi ilə bağlı beynəlxalq ictimaiyyətə çağırış etdi
We call on the international community to ensure independent international observation of the trial of @AliKarimli, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, currently facing criminal proceedings before the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. The trial of the pro-democratic opposition leader began behind closed doors on Tuesday, with journalists, supporters, family, and other members of the public barred from the proceedings. Read the full statement here: raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en…
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
Following #HongKong activist Joshua Wong’s sentencing today, our Chair @benedictrogers urges the international community to take robust action to secure his freedom. ‘Beijing has stolen his youth. It must not be allowed to steal his future.’ #FreeJoshuaWong spectator.com/article/joshua…
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
Go read the Reasons for Sentence in Joshua Wong's case. The national security offence of a "grave nature" involved (1) telling several media outlets that he would "keep fighting" and (2) occasionally reposting others' Facebook posts. 10 year sentence from a kangaroo court and a judge who was grasping for anything he could find to keep his bosses in Beijing happy. legalref.judiciary.hk/lrs/co…
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
800 days of wrongful detention. 🇺🇸 Gao Zhen remains imprisoned in China for his art. The Chinese-American artist was arrested for sculptures created years before the law used to prosecute him even existed. In August, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison. His wife & young son remain trapped in China under an exit ban, separated from the life they built in the U.S. @POTUS @SecRubio, Gao Zhen must not be punished for his art. Please demand his release & an end to the restrictions keeping his family from returning home. #FreeGaoZhen @JDVance @StateDept @johnpcoale @aboehler @SebGorka @StateSPEHA @WhiteHouse @HouseForeignGOP @CECCgov @ChinaSelect @USAmbChina @HRF @HouseForeign @GaoBrothers
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
BREAKING: Ali Karimli (@AliKarimli) wins the 2026 Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Opposition Politician. After decades of fighting for democracy in Azerbaijan, he has been jailed for his opposition. Even behind bars, he refuses to be silenced. #MagnitskyAwards
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
BREAKING: Ye Lin Myint wins the 2026 Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Legal Contribution to Human Rights. He's held powerful corporations accountable and challenged decisions that put millions at risk under Myanmar's military junta. #MagnitskyAwards
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
Sentenced to death for posting on @X in Iran. His name is Amirhossein Mousavi. Dear @elonmusk, this should outrage you. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s former dictator and the regime’s current Supreme Leader, uses your platform to broadcast his messages to the world. So do other officials of the Islamic Republic. They enjoy freedom of expression on X while sentencing ordinary Iranians to death for exercising that same freedom. Amirhossein is now facing the gallows because of his online activism. The executioners have a voice on X. Their victims face execution for having one. Elon, will you speak up for Amirhossein? No one should be hanged for a tweet. #SaveAmirhosseinMousavi #StopExecutionsInIran
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
ICYMI: A Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced social media activist Amirhossein Mousavi to death on charges of "corruption on earth" over his activity on X, his lawyer said Wednesday. iranintl.com/en/202611045468
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
🚨Today, #HongKong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for ‘foreign collusion’ in his second national security case. Advocating for freedom and democracy is not a crime. International governments must call out this flagrant political prosecution and press for his immediate and unconditional release. #FreeJoshuaWong hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/…
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights retweeted
A court in Iran has sentenced political prisoner and social media activist Amirhossein Mousavi to death on charges of "corruption on earth through online activities," his lawyer, Reza Shafakhah, said Wednesday on X. Mousavi's case was heard in August by Branch 15 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati. Mousavi has been detained since December 2024. Iranian state television broadcast what was described as his forced confession in October 2025, following months of solitary confinement. Fourteen political prisoners had previously issued a statement warning that Mousavi was at risk of receiving a death sentence. iranintl.com/en/202611049169
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We call on the international community to ensure independent international observation of the trial of @AliKarimli, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, currently facing criminal proceedings before the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. The trial of the pro-democratic opposition leader began behind closed doors on Tuesday, with journalists, supporters, family, and other members of the public barred from the proceedings. Read the full statement here: raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en…
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Nous appelons la communauté internationale à assurer une observation internationale indépendante du procès de @AliKarimli, président du Parti du Front populaire d’Azerbaïdjan, actuellement poursuivi devant la Cour des crimes graves de Bakou. Le procès du chef de l’opposition pro-démocratie s’est ouvert à huis clos mardi, les journalistes, les partisans, les membres de sa famille et le public étant exclus des audiences. Lire la déclaration complète ici :raoulwallenbergcentre.org/fr…
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