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Christie Miedema

@christiemiedema.bsky.social
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Human & labour rights | activism & solidarity | history | garment workers | Central-Eastern Europe | migration | See also @LiberecoPHR.bsky.social Find out more on middenineuropa.wordpress.com

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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
De droom van een vrij Belarus is niet gedoofd: www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin.... Doe mee met onze performance op de NDSMwerf op 19 september. makenoise.art
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Opinie: Vergeet de Belarussen niet. Hun democratische droom is nog altijd springlevend
Juist nu de protesten in Belarus zijn gedoofd en de media-aandacht afneemt, is het belangrijk om samen te komen en je te laten horen voor de vrijheid van Belarus.
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Freedom is not self-evident, so let's make some noise about it! Read my blog for @liberecophr.bsky.social about our participatory art project to ask attention for political prisoners in Belarus: libereco.org/en/deutschla.... Don't miss the chance to become part of this: makenoise.art #MakeNoiseArt
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Make noise for freedom
<p> All of these political prisoners need our solidarity and the knowledge that, almost six years since the mass protests against the stolen elections of 2020, the world has not forgotten. A powerful ...
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Donau @donaustroom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚨 Nieuw op *Donau*: Al jarenlang houdt Donau-redacteur @christiemiedema.bsky.social zich bezig met #mensenrechten in #Belarus en schrijft ook graag over het land: Deze keer over een kunstperformance die benadrukt dat vrijheid niet vanzelfsprekend is. www.donaustroom.eu/de-onvrijhei...
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De onvrijheid in de ogen kijken: kunst, mensenrechten en solidariteit in de praktijk – Donau
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Join us on 19 September in Amsterdam to make a piece of art together that stands up for freedom, shows solidarity with those behind bars and let's us discover what connects us. Who would want to miss this? Hope to see you there. Read more on makenoise.art and let's make some noise together!
Orange background with massive tribune with people wearing masks of political prisoners in Belarus. Text"A Percussion Piece. 19 September Amsterdam"
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DEGOEDEZAAK @degoedezaak.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📢 Senatoren, Stem tegen deze wetten!
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DEGOEDEZAAK @degoedezaak.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Eerste Kamer: STEM TEGEN! ‼️ Vandaag praat de Eerste Kamer over asielwetten die mensen zonder papieren strafbaar kunnen maken. Dat betekent dat mensen kunnen worden opgepakt en vastgezet, puur omdat ze bestaan.
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Donau @donaustroom.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
De redacteuren en medewerkers van *Donau* moeten kiezen: Wat nemen ze mee uit 2025? @christiemiedema.bsky.social koos de vrijlatingen van politieke gevangenen in Belarus. #jaaroverzicht2025 www.donaustroom.eu/vrijlatingen/
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Vrijlatingen - Donau
De redacteuren en medewerkers van Donau moeten kiezen: Wat nemen ze mee uit 2025? Christie Miedema koos de vrijlatingen van politieke gevangenen in Belarus.
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
To understand what Belarusian political prisoners and their families have gone through in the past 5 years and as a way to donate to families whose loves ones are still in jail you can also join this play tomorrow in The Hague: www.belarusians.nl/nl/events/to...
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Toneelstuk "Mijn Moeder in de Gevangenis".
Een toneelstuk is gebaseerd op het boek van Volha Vialichka, die de verhalen verzamelt van de kinderen van Belarusische politieke gevangenen.
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Still processing today's incredible news from Belarus. So many people free who we feared could remain behind bars die many more years. Viasna & @liberecophr.bsky.social have started an emergency fund to help get the former political prisoners back on their feet in exile: libereco.org/en/deutschla...
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Kalesnikava, Bialiatski and many other political prisoners finally free!
<p>The Belarusian regime has once again released dozens of political prisoners. In order to help a large number of people immediately upon their arrival in exile, LIBERECO and Viasna have launched a c...
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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
After everything they have endured, people must at least have a choice about whether they want to stay in Belarus. But we will do everything possible to receive them. The immense support from Lithuania, especially in helping with documents, is deeply appreciated.
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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Ales Bialiatski is free! The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights defender has been released and forcibly deported to Lithuania after 1,613 days behind bars. According to his organisation, Viasna. #Belarus
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DEGOEDEZAAK @degoedezaak.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
‼️ Laatste kans: Help ons nu de genocide geldkraan te sluiten! Dinsdag bieden we samen met The Rights Forum en SOMO onze petitie aan bij de Tweede Kamer. Help ons naar meer dan 40.000 handtekeningen, want sancties om genocide en illegale bezetting tegen te gaan zijn hard nodig!
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Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
2 safety incidents in Bangladeshi factories in garment supply chains last month have put the spotlight on the fact that many workers making our clothes in Bangladesh still aren´t safe, despite the vital work of the International Accord put in place after Rana Plaza. cleanclothes.org/news/2025/tw...
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Two Bangladeshi tragedies: why have some brands still not learned their lesson?
Two tragedies in the Bangladeshi garment and textile industry last month have brought back attention to the issue of safety of Bangladeshi garment workers. Massive improvements in the wake of the Rana...
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Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Tomorrow is the international BDS action day targeting Reebok's sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association, have a look here to see what you can do to join in: cleanclothes.org/campaigns/bds
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BDS
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions is a Palestinian-led movement for justice.
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Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
After scandalously closing their wholly owned & only unionised factory in Sri Lanka & forcing workers to resign, Next now is stopping payments of 16 workers who refused to resign & therefore are still employed. In case one thought things couldn't get more outrageous: cleanclothes.org/news/2025/ne...
Protest in Sri Lanka: people behind a banner with a fist and text in Sinhala and Tamil as well as in English: Our tribute to you, the employees who challenges the aggressive Next company
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Bij de wake bij het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. De lijst van namen gaat naar door. Wanneer neemt Nederland echte stappen tegen deze genocide?
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Vandaag is het 5 jaar geleden dat het Belarusische regime de bevolking haar gekozen president ontzegde en de protestbeweging die volgde met geweld neersloeg. De repressie duurt nog steeds voort. Ik bekeek de afgelopen jaren door de bril van Belarusische kunst www.donaustroom.eu/belarusische...
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Belarusische kunstenaars over de kunst van het overleven - Donau
Geschatte leestijd: 14 minuten Vijf jaar geleden, op 9 augustus 2020, hadden de Belarusen tijdens de presidentsverkiezingen voor het eerst sinds lange tijd écht wat te kiezen.
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Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
📢 WEEK of ACTION! 📢⁠ ⁠Earlier this year, Reebok signed a two-year deal with the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams based in the illegal settlements in Palestine. Reebok became a target of the BDS Movement.⁠ Take action: antisweatshopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/reebok-action/
TAKE ACTION TO DEMAND REEBOK  WITHDRAWS ITS SPONSORSHIP OF THE ISRAEL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. 4-8 August
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Labour Behind the Label @labourlabel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
BREAKING: Time for Amazon to open the box! 📦 Behind those fashion bargains lurks labour exploitation. Find out more in our new report and take action to demand transparency, regulation and justice: labourbehindthelabel.org/amazon
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Join me in supporting the Amazon: Open the Box Campaign
Take action and help us to 'unbox' Amazon's lack of transparency. Sign the petition. Amazon: Open the Box!
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Earthsight @earthsight.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📢 New analysis: proposed changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) would create a loophole that could make it easier to smuggle sanctioned Russian and Belarusian wood into Europe. 🔗 bit.ly/4lrCEAX
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Amendments to EUDR could harm EU efforts to block Russian and Belarusian ‘conflict timber’
The EU has imported a further €273 million of ‘blood-stained birch’ between November 2024 and April 2025, laundered through China, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Georgia
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Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
In our global fight for workers’ rights, we must stand up for all workers, regardless of status. Take action by: 1️⃣ Donating to the workers’ families: www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-aid... 2️⃣ Telling Congress no troops on US streets: action.aclu.org/send-message...
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Anna Canning @annacanning.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
"The only crime he committed was trying to live a better life & get ahead & work.The whole process wasn’t just inhumane, it was illegal.This country boasts we're the best. But how can we claim that if we can’t uphold basic human rights & due process?” by @jasminchua.com www.yahoo.com/news/familie...
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Families of ‘Kidnapped’ L.A. Garment Workers Arrested in ICE Raids Plead for Justice
"The only crime that he committed was trying to live a better life and trying to get ahead and work," said one man of his brother. "The whole process wasn’t just inhumane, it was illegal."
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Today is the day of solidarity with political prisoners in Belarus. Join us on Friday & Saturday for events on Amsterdam & Utrecht to reflect together with poet Hanna Komar ok 5 years of repression, the meaning of the Belarusian language and write cards to political prisoners. Libereco.org/events
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Next week marks the day of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners. This month also marks 5 years since the first arrests in the run up to the 2020 elections. What do you know about Belarusian language, poetry and the struggle for freedom? Join us for 2 events Belarusian poet Hanna Komar.
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Join us on 15 May in Amsterdam for a film screening to learn about the Crimean Tatar community. It's now more important than ever. www.donaustroom.eu/1944-deporta...
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1944. Deportation (Amsterdam, 15 mei) - Donau
Geschatte leestijd: < 1 minuutEleven years ago, in the wake of Ukraine’s revolution of dignity, so-called “green men” appeared all over the Crimean peninsula.
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Vanuit Libereco organiseer ik meerdere evenementen in mei! 📅 Op 15 mei vertonen we in Filmhuis Cavia de film 1944. Deportation over de Krim: www.filmhuiscavia.nl/programma/me... 📅 Op 23 mei praten we in boekhandel Pegasus met Belarusische dichteres Hanna Komar: www.donaustroom.eu/dichtbijdedo...
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#DichtbijdeDonau editie 6: Belarusian poetry & social change - Donau
Geschatte leestijd: 2 minuten Op vrijdag 23 mei organiseert Donau alweer editie zes van #DichtbijdeDonau, met speciale aandacht voor poëzie in het Belarusisch in tijden van maatschappelijk verzet.
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Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
One year ago, workers at the Sumithra Hasalaka factory in Sri Lanka were concluding their 75 day strike for better wages & their union rights & going back to work, with the promise of arbitration. One year on, arbitration still hasn't brought them anything & workers still struggle on poverty wages.
Workers protesting holding red flags and with fists in the air
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Christie Miedema @christiemiedema.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
This week marked the 12th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse. It remains astonishing that although (under immense campaign pressure) brands improved building safety, but failed to address the fact that people entered an unsafe building because they weren't organised & were earning poverty wages.
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