Announcements
Persecuted journalists receive 23% increase in funding
On World Press Freedom Day, Prisoners of Conscience highlights its role in keeping journalists safe
Impossible Choices
Becky’s 2.6 Challenge: Day 2. Tried to be clever and outsmart the hill. Failed.
There is an enormous hill right at the start of my route. It’s massive. Huge. This morning I thought I’d try and be clever and outsmart it…
The 2.6 Challenge
Becky’s 2.6 Challenge: Day 1 and I have questions about my decision
For some reason, I have decided that my 2.6 challenge should be to run 2.6km every day for 26 days. Having just completed Day 1, I am wondering whether I’ve made a big mistake…
The 2.6 Challenge
Join The 2.6 Challenge and help keep human rights defenders alive
Can you do 26 keepy-uppies? Hop for 2.6 miles? Do 26 laps of your garden while wearing fancy dress? Could you do it for Prisoners of Conscience as part of The 2.6 Challenge?
Lake of Lights
Show your solidarity with persecuted Christians this Easter
Lake of Lights campaign aims to raise funds and awareness to help
those who are forbidden from practising their faith
Announcements
Covid-19: How Prisoners of Conscience is responding
we are enormously concerned about the impact the coronavirus is having, and will continue to have, on human rights defenders around the world.
Impossible Choices
“We didn’t realise this was a serious crime”
As a passionate supporter of democracy and as someone who wanted a career in politics, the conditions of her bail meant Pam had to make an impossible choice. Either give up all her dreams and aspirations and stay in Thailand; continue campaigning for democracy and face a 10-year sentence; or leave the country and everything she knew and loved behind.
Impossible Choices
“I faced all kinds of torture when I was in prison”
For the crime of providing medical supplies to sick and injured people, Amina was arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
Events
International Women’s Day: Prisoners of Conscience urges the corporate sector to do more to protect female human rights defenders
The corporate sector can and should do more to support female human rights defenders, including by fostering new and different relationships with civil society organisations and individuals themselves.
Impossible Choices
Arrested for doing her job
Faheema’s* lifelong ambition has been to work as a pharmacist. Achieving that goal, however, has not been easy. Her story is one of danger, impossible choices and a 5,000-mile journey into the unknown.