Exile doesn’t silence defenders — it reshapes their activism.”
From Brussels, we spoke with Mostafa & Sarah of @HuMENANetwork on resilience, exile, and building transnational networks for rights defenders across the MENA region.
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#HumanRights #HuMENA

At HuMENA, we’re fighting to keep public space open, loud, and untamed. Because without protest, there is no freedom — only silence.

Learn more about our work defending the right to peaceful assembly: www.humena.org

#FoPA #WeProtest #DefendFoPA #CivicSpace #HumanRights #HuMENA #MENA 🕊

#DigitalRepression #CivicSpace #FreedomOfExpression #HuMENA

🔵 الناشطات والنشطاء يواجهون رقابة وقوانين تقييدية
🔵 المنظمات تخضع لإذن مؤقت قد يُسحب بأي لحظة
🔵 النساء والمجتمعات المهمشة ما زالت خارج المعادلة
🔵 الشتات مستبعد عن رسم مستقبل البلاد

#HuMENA #المساحات_المدنية_لنا #حقوق_الإنسان

Tunisia | HuMENA: Two-Year Sentence for Ramlah Dahmani Reinforces Decree 54’s Use to Punish Solidarity and Expression - HuMENA Ramlah Dahmani sentenced in absentia to 2 years for solidarity statements. HuMENA condemns the verdict and warns of Decree 54’s weaponization.

#HuMENA condemns the sentence as a serious violation of free expression, and part of an alarming trend to marginalize feminist and civic voices in Tunisia.
Civic space is shrinking under legal repression.

humena.org/ramlah-dahma...

#FreedomOfAssembly #PublicSpace #Authoritarianism #HuMENA

Solidarity Gathering in Brussels: A Joint Call to Free Detained Human Rights Defenders Across MENA - HuMENA HuMENA and partners call on the UN and EU to act now for the release of detained WHRDs/HRDs across MENA. No reform without civic space.

🔗 humena.org/free-detaine...

#HuMENA #HumanRights #HRDs #CivilSociety

Lebanon | Seven Years Since the Anti-Torture Law: No Implementation, No Justice - HuMENA On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 17 organizations urge Lebanon to end impunity and ensure real implementation of its 2017 Anti-Torture Law. The cases of Bashar Al-Saud and Ab...

📖 humena.org/lebanon-anti-torture-law-7-years-without-implementation

#EndTorture #JusticeForSurvivors #HumanRights #HuMENA

Egypt | Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa - HuMENA 26 rights organizations call on Egypt to end its cross-border campaign of harassment and surveillance targeting exiled journalist Basma Mostafa. The statement urges Egypt to respond to a UN report and...

#BasmaMostafa #PressFreedom #Exile #HumanRights #HuMENA

🇱🇧 #Lebanon | Who really gets to protest?

🔵 In this powerful piece, Elssy Karaoghlanian explores how intersectionality shapes access to public space — and who is excluded from peaceful assembly.

🔗 humena.org/blogs/inters...

✍️ #FoPA #Intersectionality #SocialJustice #HuMENA

Yemen | Condemnation of the Houthi Court Ruling Against Journalist Mohammed Dabwan Al-Mayahi: A Flagrant Violation of the Right to Free Expression and an Escalation of Repression Against Journalists i... HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement condemns the unjust ruling against journalist Mohammed Dabwan Al-Mayahi, issued by the Houthi court on May 24, 2025. The decision undermines press freedom ...

Full statement: humena.org/condemnation...

#Yemen #PressFreedom #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #HuMENA

#HumanRights #UPR #FreedomOfExpression #CivicSpace #RuleOfLaw #Accountability #HuMENA

When civic spaces are emptied out, accountability disappears, and the most vulnerable are left without support or protection.
This isn’t a passing restriction. It’s a deliberate campaign to silence society.

At #HuMENA, we stand to protect #civic_space in #Tunisia and the #MENA region.
🔗 humena.org

What is happening to civic space in #Tunisia?
Since the revolution, Tunisia has stood out for its active and independent civic life.

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#CivicSpace #HuMENA #ReclaimCivicSpace

🇹🇳 ما الذي يحدث للفضاء المدني في تونس؟

#HuMENA #تونس #الفضاء_المدني #المساحات_المدنية_لنا #حقوق_الإنسان

#ExtrajudicialKillings #MarsaMatrouh #JusticeNow #PoliceViolence #Egypt #HumanRights #HuMENA #Accountability

"Killed after being handed over, women held as hostages"

🔗 Full statement: humena.org/extrajudicial-killings-marsa-matrouh

#ExtrajudicialKillings #MarsaMatrouh #JusticeNow #PoliceViolence #Egypt #HumanRights #HuMENA #Accountability

"قتلوا بعد تسليمهم، واحتُجزت النساء كرهائن"

🔗البيان كاملاً:humena.org/ar/extrajudicial-killings-marsa-matrouh

#لا_للقتل_خارج_القانون #مطروح #العدالة_الآن #انتهاكات_الشرطة #مصر #HuMENA #Accountability

#HuMENA strongly condemns all arbitrary arrests targeting human rights defenders, activists, and individuals persecuted for their opinions in Tunisia.

📢 HuMENA Releases the "Activism in Exile" Impact Report (2019–2024): Five Years of Advocacy, Empowerment, and Change

📖 Read the Full Report: humena.org/activism-in-exile-2019-2024

#ActivismInExile #HuMENA #HumanRights #ExileAdvocacy #MENA #Exile #Diaspora #Activism

HuMENA Faces Severe Funding Cuts Amid Escalating Attacks on Civic Space in MENA - HuMENA Civic space in MENA is under continuous attack, and now, due to sudden and severe funding cuts, HuMENA is being forced to scale down critical support for human rights defenders, activists, and social ...

- Read the statement: humena.org/humena-faces-severe-funding-cuts/

#HuMENA #DefendCivicSpace #Funding #HumanRights #SupportHRDs #CivicSpaceUnderAttack

#HumanRightsDefenders #MENARegion #ExileVoices #CivicSpace #JusticeAndChange #EmpowerHumanRights #AdvocacyForRights #HuMENA #StandWithHRDs

#16DaysOfActivism #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #GenderEquality #StopGBV #HumanRightsForAll #WomenRightsMatter #MENAStories #HerFightHerRights #BreakTheSilence #TogetherForEquality #SayNoToViolence #EmpowerWomen #SafetyAndDignity #JusticeForWomen #FreedomFromFear #HuMENA