and encouraged climate activists in different places to fight for a sustainable future.

Hong's arrest is part of a worrying trend in Vietnam. She's the fifth prominent person in the country to be targeted recently, including Mr. Dang Dinh Bach, an environmental lawyer. Without courageous people like them, progress for the environment in Vietnam wouldn't be possible.

by Liangyi, 350.org

#HoangThiMinhHong #ClimateCrisis #DefendTheDefenders #StandWithBach #HumanRights #Vietnam 🇻🇳

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Congrats @HNeumannMEP on an excellent & timely report! 🥳 And thanks to all colleagues for the great cooperation.

We need to #DefendTheDefenders

Read the report here👇

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2023-0034_EN.html
RT @HNeumannMEP: How can we better support and protect human rights defenders? 🎉 My report on this issue was adopted by a large majority in Parliament today!

Here you can read more on what the report is all about:

#HumanRightsDefenders #HumanRightsDefender

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1636356054446383104

➡️ Activismo de las #defensorasDDHH ante la escalada de ataques judiciales contra las defensoras de derechos sexuales y reproductivos #SRHR en Polonia #DefendTheDefenders

🔴Pleno en directo: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/home.html
@Socialistas_PE

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/linagalvezmunoz/status/1635313193693356032

Facing prison for a Facebook post

#ShahnewazChowdhury was worried about the impact a new #coal -fired power plant would have on his village in #Bangladesh. He took to Facebook to raise his concerns. Now he faces years in prison for speaking out. Demand justice for Shahnewaz now.

#DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights #AmnestyInternational

https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/facing-prison-for-a-facebook-post/

Do you care about environmental defenders who have been imprisoned? Then call for the release of #Vietnamese public interest lawyer Dang Dinh Bach who has been sentenced to 5 years and continue his work for a #JustEnergyTransition in Vietnam.

#StandwithBach #HumanRights #DefendTheDefenders

http://Standwithbach.org

January 24 marks one year since #EnvironmentalJustice lawyer Dang Dinh #Bach was sentenced by the #Vietnamese government to 5 years in prison on “tax evasion” charges. We join his family & the internat'l community in calling for his release. #StandwithBach

https://www.standwithbach.org/

#DefendTheDefenders #Vietnam #HumanRights

#Violence against people who protect the #environment, challenge #corporate greed, and take action for #HumanRights is at an all-time high. Protecting defenders from state-sanctioned & corporate-funded violence must be a priority.

#DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights

https://earthrights.org/blog/in-solidarity-with-atlanta-forest-defenders-guapinol-water-protectors-and-defenders-worldwide/

🧵Today, the trial of Justyna Wydrzyńska the Polish women's rights defender resumes.

Charged with helping a woman in need to access abortion care, if convicted, she could serve up to 3 years in prison.

#IamJustyna #DefendTheDefenders

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1613126313111392256

Very good news indeed! #StandUp4HumanRights @FMenschenrechte @boell_sea @forum_asia
RT @HNeumannMEP: @karapatan @gabrielaphils @rmpnmr @omctorg

#DefendTheDefenders #Philippines

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/blochbihler/status/1612468454832963585

RT @ippfen: 🇵🇱On January 11, the trial of Justyna, women's rights defender, continues. She is charged with helping a woman in need access abortion care.

Compassion & empathy should not be punished.Stand with Justyna!

This is her story https://defendthedefenders.eu/justyna-i-may-be-sitting-alone-but-i-am-not-alone/
#IamJustyna #DefendTheDefenders

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1612464870879903746

@karapatan @gabrielaphils @rmpnmr @omctorg

#DefendTheDefenders #Philippines

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1612465498125484033

“The greatest joy was after many days I could see my children...”

#Shahnewaz was arrested for his viral post on climate change under the #DSA. He was later released on bail but may face years in prison if convicted.

Via #AmnestyInternational

#W4R22 #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights
#Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Please sign the petition 🙏
https://amnesty.org/en/petition/facing-prison-for-a-facebook-post/…

RT @ippf: Enough is enough! Human rights defenders in #Poland face violence from law enforcement, smear campaigns in state-controlled media & excessive criminal charges orchestrated by the state.

Read their stories and learn how you can help👉https://ow.ly/rLK650LZxAM
#DefendTheDefenders

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1601971221045952513

🇵🇱 The right to a fair trial is no longer guaranteed in #Poland. This is the clear message women’s rights defender Marta wants people to know.

Read her story and find our how you can help http://defendthedefenders.eu #DefendTheDefenders

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MalinBjork_EU/status/1601158299147173893

Justyna fights so that Polish women have access to unbiased ℹ️ on abortion care & to abortion pills. This is something the government should do, yet she’s being dragged to court & is facing 3 years in prison for stepping up. #DefendtheDefenders #IAmJustyna
http://defendthedefenders.eu

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MalinBjork_EU/status/1601158139172225024

🇵🇱 Women’s rights defenders face eight years in prison in #Poland for exercising their right to peaceful protest. We stand with @martalempart, @KSuchanow, and Agnieszka Czerederecka-Fabin of the Polish Women’s Strike @strajkkobiet.
http://defendthedefenders.eu
#DefendTheDefenders

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MalinBjork_EU/status/1601157579945672704

🇵🇱 Women’s rights defenders in Poland face a campaign of prosecution and harassment, orchestrated and backed by the government. The EU must protect and support rights defenders and orgs in 🇵🇱 & all 🇪🇺 states !

#16Days #DefendTheDefenders https://defendthedefenders.eu/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MalinBjork_EU/status/1601157319429087233

https://action.amnesty.org.au/act-now/demand-the-charges-against-sarah-and-sen-are-dropped-j-y#action-content

DEMAND THE CHARGES AGAINST SARAH AND SEÁN ARE DROPPED

Please sign and share 🙏🦺

#SeanBinder #SarahMardini #Greece 🇬🇷
#DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights #amnesty #Lesbos

https://www.freehumanitarians.org/news

#dropthecharges #DefendTheDefenders #FreeHumanitarians

https://www.change.org/p/greek-minister-for-justice-dropthecharges-free-humanitarians?signed=true

Sarah, Seán and Nassos face 25 years in prison.
Human Rights Watch have described these baseless charges as the 'criminalisation of saving lives'. 

Please sign and share 🙏🦺

#DropTheCharges #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights #SarahMardini #SeanBinder #NassosKarakitsos