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Marius Fossum

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Regional Representative in Central Asia at the Norwegian Helsinki Committee

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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The #EU, its members, and international institutions should increase their support for independent media and civil society in #Kyrgyzstan, while publicly condemning the imprisonment of journalists, says @beritlindeman.bsky.social and @mariusfossum.bsky.social. Read the op-ed in @euobserver.com
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Why the EU should pay attention to Putin’s Kyrgyzstan visit
The size and composition of Vladimir Putin's delegation, including Roman Abramovich and the head of the Central Bank, and their red-carpet reception in Bishkek shows accelerating rapprochement between...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Today, it is 20 years since the #ANDIJAN massacre! ❗Order investigation ❗Release Information ❗Compensate survivors ❗Punish perpetrators Ensure that it never can happen again‼️ #Usbekistan 📸 The square where the massacre took place
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
📢 Despite mounting restrictions, #civilsociety in #Türkiye continues to fight for justice. Through the Advocates for Change programme, we proudly stand beside eight dedicated CSOs working tirelessly for #humanrights. 💫 Read more about our partners pushing for change: nhc.no/en/standing-...
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Standing together for human rights: Civil society support in Türkiye
In November 2024, we launched the Advocates for Change – Civil Society Support for Türkiye (AfC) to provide critical support at a time when civic space is under increasing pressure. We stand with civi...
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Irina Matvienko @irinauz.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Сделано в России. Зашла на Озон новые книжки посмотреть, увидела в выдаче это. Нормализация насилия со всех сторон 😢
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
In #Türkiye, peaceful protesters face harsh repression: 1,879+ people and 11+ journalists detained, countless accounts are blocked. A bare violation of fundamental rights! Türkiye must end the crackdown now!! @article19.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @efjeurope.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social
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Türkiye: Ensure the right of peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of expression during protests
Tens of thousands continue to participate in overwhelmingly peaceful mass protests across Türkiye, marking the largest demonstrations in over a decade. The protests, which initially began in major cit...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Today the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and @iphr.bsky.social call on authorities in #Kyrgyzstan to release independent journalist Kanyshay Mamyrkukova and drop unfounded charges against her. nhc.no/en/kyrgyzsta...
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Kyrgyzstan: Release journalist Kanyshay Mamyrkulova and drop retaliatory charges
In the early morning of March 20, law enforcement officers in Kyrgyzstan detained Kanyshay Mamyrkulova. Mamyrkulova’s relatives told local media that police officers arrived at her home in the morning...
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Terje Karlsen @terjekarlsen.no · 19/12/2024
Ba om at internasjonale journalister burde bruke FNs klimatoppmøte til å skape oppmerksomhet om situasjonen i landet. Nå når internasjonal presse har forlatt landet frykter de at regimet vil slå hardt ned på kritikere. #COP29 www.transitmag.no/2024/12/17/f...
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FNs klimatoppmøte er over: — Når gjestene drar så vil «foreldrene igjen slå barna sine»
— Vi tror myndighetene venter til etter FNs klimatoppmøte med å avsi dom mot Affiadin Mammadov, for å unngå internasjonal medieoppmerksomhet. Fire medlemmer av vår organisasjon sitter nå i fengsel. De...
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Who is the criminal? Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva – journalist, human rights activist and defender of children's and women's rights – or Emomali Rahmon – dictator in Tajikistan, murderer, torturer and kidnapper? He sentenced her to 21 years in prison! Support Ulfatkhonim! bidra.nhc.no/julekampanje... 📸AP
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Philip Obaji Jr. @philipobaji.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A year ago, Russian paramilitaries ordered Central African soldiers to arrest, detain and torture me for attempting to interview victims of conflict in the Central African Republic. I managed to survive and have gone on to tell many stories about human rights abuses in Africa.
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Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
NEW!!! State Dept issues a statement on Romania’s Presidential Elections says, U.S. "concerned by the Romanian Supreme Council for National Defense's report of russian involvement in malign cyber activity designed to influence the integrity of the Romanian electoral process."
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Echo of the Caucasus reports that searches and harsh arrests of opposition leaders have begun in Georgia. Security forces have detained the leader of the largest opposition party "Coalition for Change," Nika Gvamarija, as well as party member Gela Hasaya.
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The NHC condemns the violence against peaceful protesters in #Georgia. Perpetrators must be investigated, senior leaders of the Government and security forces sanctioned, and new and free elections held with international assistance. We stand with the Georgian people! 📸Vladimir Romenskiy
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 04/12/2024
This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and women by forbidding them from attending institutions offering medical education.
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Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban Medical Training for Women
This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and women by forbidding them from attending institutions offering medical educ...
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IPHR @iphr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We're alarmed at the arrest of lawyer Samat Matsakov in Kyrgyzstan who appears to have been targeted for defending clients in politically sensitive cases. Serious procedural violations have marred the legal actions against him. See our joint statement: iphronline.org/articles/kyr...
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Kyrgyzstan: Release defence lawyer Samat Matsakov and protect the legal profession - IPHR
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) are alarmed at the recent arrest of lawyer Samat Matsakov ...
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Philip Obaji Jr. @philipobaji.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This Saturday in Berlin, I’ll be delivering a keynote address at the #TruthToJustice conference on how Russian disinformation hurts Africa, threatens Europe, and demeans the West. I’ll expose the global reach of Russian disinformation tactics. Stream here: www.youtube.com/live/9pvp03i...
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Bjørn Johan Berger @bjornjberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Fersk rapport: Forskere ved Yale har identifisert 314 ukrainske barn som er kidnappet - et bedre ord enn deportert eller tvangsflyttet - av russiske myndigheter, og det er blitt brukt fly som er direkte underlagt Putin. Les 🧵 med punktvis oppsummering.
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Marius Fossum @mariusfossum.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We call on authorities in Kyrgyzstan to release defense lawyer Samat Matsakov who was detained by the security services on Nov 29. His detention appears as retaliation for defending persecuted government critics, and an attack on the legal profession. @iphr.bsky.social www.nhc.no/en/release-d...
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Release defence lawyer Samat Matsakov and protect the legal profession in Kyrgyzstan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) are alarmed at the recent arrest of lawyer Samat Matsakov ...
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Leila Seiitbek @leilaseiitbek.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Uzbek authorities arrest RU journalist Alexey Pivovarov-declared foreign agent by RU, his project "Редакция" film crew & Hook . report journo Feride Mahsetova. They also interviewed Renat Tajimuratov, brother of Karakalpak lawyer Dauletmurat Tajimuratov. freedomforeurasia.org/uzbekistan-a...
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Uzbekistan authorities arrest journalist Alexey Pivovarov, his film crew from project "Редакция" and a Hook.report journalist Feride Mahsetova - Freedom For Eurasia
December 01, 2024 We expresse grave concern regarding the recent arbitrary detention of journalist Alexey Pivovarov, along with his film crew from the project “Redaction,” and local journalist Feride ...
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Oystein Flakstad @flakstad.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Særs gode poenger fra Nils August Andresen i Minerva: Er krigen tapt? Er det oljefondet som er for hellig? Er han redd for Russland? Velgerne må få innsikt hvordan statsministeren tenker om et av vår tids store spørsmål. www.minerva.no/store-ma-for...
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Støre må forklare Norge hva han mener om Ukraina-støtten
Er krigen tapt? Er det oljefondet som er for hellig? Er han redd for Russland? Velgerne må få innsikt hvordan statsministeren tenker om et av vår tids store spørsmål.
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Mihra Rittmann @mihrarittmann.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
On the topic of violence against women, there's this article too, about how a femicide case sparked activism and change in #Kazakhstan - eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/i...
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One too many – how a femicide case sparked activism and change in Kazakhstan
One year ago, the femicide of Saltanat Nukenova shook Kazakhstan. The case received unprecedented national attention when her husband, a former minister, was accused. Aitbek Amangeldi, 37, an activist...
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Leila Seiitbek @leilaseiitbek.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Putin said that by striking the Dnieper, Russia successfully tested the newest medium-range missile "Oreshnik". A permanent member of the UN Security Council is TESTING weapons in a Ukrainian while the entire world is watching. Let this sink in.
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Marius Fossum @mariusfossum.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We send our condolences to the family of Kadyr Yusupov, the former Uzbek diplomat who passed away last week. Read our joint statement with @ahrca.bsky.social @iphr.bsky.social and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland here: www.nhc.no/en/uzbekista...
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Uzbekistan: Former Diplomat Kadyr Yusupov has passed away
Following his conviction in January 2020, Yusupov first served his sentence in the KIN-4 penal colony in Navoi (southwest Uzbekistan), where he was allegedly subjected to torture and held in deplorabl...
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Leila Seiitbek @leilaseiitbek.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@Freedom4Eurasia, its colleagues @hrw.org, NHC @mariusfossum.bsky.social has published statement about case of Tajik asylum seeker, dissident Dilmurod Ergashev who was expelled from Germany to Tajikistan and is now in hospital with wounds in his abdomen he sustained during detention in Tajikistan.
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Marius Fossum @mariusfossum.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee congratulates Pamiri human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiknazarov with this year’s Martin Ennals Award: www.nhc.no/en/martin-en...
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