Opinion
Zimbabwe’s Authoritarian Consolidation: Criminalizing Free Thought and Expression
By: Thulani Mswelanto, a PoC beneficiary and human rights defender in Zimbabwe. He writes in his personal capacity.
Appeals
Human rights for one is human rights for all
Prisoners of Conscience teams up with the Big Give Christmas Challenge to double the impact of donations made between 30 November and 7 December 2021.
Bursaries
A Judge’s Story
When a wife and mother decided to flee her troubled homeland and the prospect of years in jail, she started a journey which would change her family’s life.
Appeals
Human Rights Crisis in Afghanistan
Escalating crisis in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to human rights. We support people who have exercised an act of conscience to uphold their and others’ human rights.
Family reunion
Reunited. And It’s Thanks To You.
Imagine the joy Sam felt the day he greeted his wife and two children at the airport. It was the first time he saw them in just over a year-and-a-half.
Announcements
PoC is now certified as equivalent to a US public charity
We are happy to announce that we now have Section 501(c)(3) equivalency status, meaning that US-based grantmakers can obtain tax deductions for their charitable donations.
Bursaries
After Asylum – Asha’s Story
Asha*, a trade union representative and political activist, fled to the UK after being persecuted and detained for her activism in Turkey.
Announcements
Impact of Covid pandemic on prisoners of conscience
We report on our survey of how the Covid pandemic continues to affect prisoners of conscience disproportionately.
Appeals
Wings of Hope raises over £44,000
Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful supporters more than £44,000 has been raised through our Wings of Hope campaign for prisoners of conscience. If you are one of the generous people who donated to the appeal – thank you!
Hardship relief
‘I did not do anything illegal, anything outlawed, anything against human rights’
Sara*, a Kurdish journalist and political activist, has routinely been subject to persecution at the hands of the Turkish authorities due to her Kurdish ethnicity, Alevi faith, political activism and journalism.