The Detained @thedetained.org thedetained.org — Documenting political imprisonment. A database tracking 3,000+ cases across Russia, Belarus, and Central Asia. ML-powered analysis of persecution patterns and surveillance technology.
Nobel Peace Center @nobelpeacecenter.bsky.social 
Norwegian Helsinki Committee @nhcno.bsky.social Human rights and democracy in Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia.
CIVICUS @civicusalliance.bsky.social Global alliance of civil society organisations & activists working to strengthen citizen action & civil society
UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social The Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council are human rights experts independent from any govt or organization, serving in their individual capacity. 
Gabriele Bischoff @gabischoff.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Feministische Europäerin 🌹MdEP
Stellv. Fraktionsvorsitzende S&D-Fraktion
Katrin Uhlig @katrinuhlig.bsky.social Für Bonn im Bundestag.
Mitglied im Haushaltsausschuss und im Ausschuss für Wirtschaft und Energie
Landesgruppensprecherin NRW
@gruenebundestag.bsky.social
Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, open, and compassionate justice system.
🎙️ Podcast | 👁️ Insights | 👥 Community
Front Line Defenders @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social Security, protection, visibility + advocacy for human rights defenders at risk. 
Amnesty Duesseldorf @amnesty-duesseldorf.de Hier informiert Amnesty International #Düsseldorf über News aus unserem Amnesty-Bezirk und Menschenrechtsnachrichten aus aller Welt, über die in den Medien oft nicht berichtet wird.
Antanina Maslyka @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social Regional director for Europe at ARTICLE 19 | @article19eca.bsky.social
Belarusian Investigative Center @belarusfiles.bsky.social Belarusian media in exile focused on investigations and fakes debunking. https://investigatebel.org/en
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. Working to advance #R2P and end the commission of mass atrocity crimes.
Website: https://www.globalr2p.org/
Анархічны чорны крыж Беларусь - Anarchist Black Cross Belarus @abcbelarus.bsky.social Supporting anarchists and antifascists in #Belarus since 2009
Website - http://abc-belarus.org
IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social The IFJ is the global voice of journalists and represents 600,000 journalists (in 190 affiliates) in 146 countries.
IFJ General Secretary: @abellanger.bsky.social
Britta Haßelmann @britta-hasselmann.de Co-Fraktionsvorsitzende von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen im Bundestag.
Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Bielefeld.
Aija Stacenko @aijastacenko.bsky.social Tweeting mostly in Latvian, English & German. Opinions are mine
Berlin • human rights • @liberecophr.bsky.social • Belarus • @freebelaruslv.bsky.social • Baltics • crisis communications • dance & DJ
Forum 18 @forum18.bsky.social Monitoring & analysis of freedom of thought, conscience & belief violations in Central Asia, Russia, South Caucasus, Belarus, Occupied Ukraine
www.forum18.org
Paul Sweeney @paulsweeney.bsky.social Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow
Willie Rennie MSP @willierennie.bsky.social Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on education, economy and social justice
Terry Reintke @terryreintke.bsky.social Feminism. Social justice. Fundamental Rights. Co-President of the GreensEFA Group in the European Parliament (she/her). 🌈🇪🇺✨
Andris Šuvajevs @andris-suvajevs.progresivie.lv 14. Saeimas deputāts; Partija "Progresīvie" līdzpriekšsēdētājs; Member of Latvia’s Parliament, Leader of the Parliamentary group for the Progressives
Angus Robertson @angusrobertson.bsky.social 🏴SNP MSP Candidate for Edinburgh Central (SNP) 🏛️Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture 2021-26
Oras Tynkkynen @orastynkkynen.vihreat.fi Tamperelainen vihreä kansanedustaja, eduskuntaryhmän pj. ja kaupunginvaltuutettu. Yrittäjä, YTM. Kiinnostuksen kohteena estää ihmiskuntaa rientämästä naama edellä kohti rotkoa. Mielipiteet omia, jakaminen ei tarkoita tukemista.
Antonina Nenaseva @antoninanenaseva.bsky.social Latvian parliamentarian
Deputy Speaker of LR Saeima
Progressive
FreeBelarusLV @freebelaruslv.bsky.social Brīvprātīgo tulkotas ziņas par notiekošo Baltkrievijā.
Biedrība FreeBelarus
reģ. nr. 40008313627
Konts: LV56HABA0551052247865
🔺️ https://www.instagram.com/free_belarus_lv
🔺️ https://x.com/free_Belarus_lv
🔺️ https://www.threads.net/@free_belarus_lv
Márta Pardavi @martapardavi.bsky.social Co-chair of Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social, working on strengthening the rule of law and the work of human rights defenders.
Most of the time in Budapest, Hungary.
Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social HRW's EU Advocacy Director, in #Brussels.
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social Political science professor at McGill 🇨🇦⚜️Hiram Mills Chair; Co-Director, Jean Monnet Centre Montreal;
Russo-Ukrainian war; Rule of law, (anti)corruption; European politics 🇺🇦 🇧🇬 🇪🇺. Opinions mine.
https://linktr.ee/popovaprof
@penbelarus.bsky.social @penbelarus.bsky.social 
Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com International nonprofit protecting human rights online by tackling the spread of online harms. US 501(c)(3) non-profit. Media: media@counterhate.com
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social Resisting Authoritarianism. Protecting Democracy. Preserving Human Rights. globalextremism.org
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org - The largest organisation of #journalists in #Europe
- Fighting for #PressFreedom and decent working conditions
- Representing 295,000 journalists across 44 countries
- Affiliated to the European Trade Union Confederation
www.europeanjournalists.org
Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org A voice for the persecuted.
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/
Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann @irishpen.bsky.social Defending readers and writers. A partner of PEN International.
PEN Canada @pencanada.bsky.social We defend free expression, aid writers in peril, and celebrate literature.
pencanada.ca
Scottish PEN @scottishpen.bsky.social Scottish centre of @pen_int. Committed to promoting literature and defending freedom of expression. RTs ≠ endorsement. Join: http://bit.ly/201zvHC
Cassandra Lewis @writercasslewis.bsky.social A writer exploring questions about social responsibility. Author of debut novel GRIEF CAMP (SFWP '27). CassandraLewis.com. Photo by Desiree Bustos
Charlotte Helen Bailey @charlottehelen.bsky.social Writing about transnationalism and the political economy of true costs and real value. Literature, economics, power. Words in the Atlantic, Vogue, Time, the Guardian, Prospect etc.
https://www.charlottehelenbailey.co.uk
PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and worldwide. Support and learn more at pen.org.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org Reporters Committee provides free legal help to journalists and protects their First Amendment rights. Find us at rcfp.org.
☎️ Legal Hotline: 800-336-4243 | hotline@rcfp.org
✉️ Sign up for our newsletters: rcfp.org/subscribe
Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social Council of Europe's Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists and other CoE work on media freedom #EuropeForFreeMedia #pressfreedom https://fom.coe.int/
IMS @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social IMS (International Media Support) supports local media in countries affected by armed conflict, human insecurity and political transition.
https://www.mediasupport.org
PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and promoting literature worldwide since 1921.
UPR Info @uprinfo.bsky.social We are an NGO dedicated to advancing human rights through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
https://linktr.ee/upr_info
Adam Pickering @adamleepickering.bsky.social Policy Lead and Senior Governance Adviser in the Civil Society & Civic Space Department @ FCDO
ECNL @ecnl.bsky.social We are the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, working to empower civil society through legal and policy frameworks that protect civic freedoms.
www.ecnl.org
Institute for International Criminal Investigations @instituteici.bsky.social IICI is an independent, non-profit, NGO providing criminal justice and human rights professionals with the training & knowledge necessary to investigate war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide & serious human rights violations.
iici.global
Jens Siegert @siegert.bsky.social Freedom for all political prisoners in Russia, Belarus and elsewhere.
Neues Buch: https://www.hirzel.de/wohin-treibt-russland/9783777634890
Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social 🌍 Daily Human Rights Content 📊⚖️
RSF @rsf.org Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
We fight for #PressFreedom all over the world.
IRCT @irct.bsky.social 
FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) @fidh-official.bsky.social FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) is an international human rights NGO federating 188 organisations from 116 countries.
REDRESS Trust @redress.org We help torture survivors obtain justice and reparation.
Follow us on LinkedIn: company/redress | IG: @RedressTrust
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium Member
DIGNITY @dignitydk.bsky.social Human rights organisation fighting for a world without torture since 1982. Working with partners in 20+ countries 🌍
www.dignity.dk/en
Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social Belarusian independent journalist in exile | Non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council | Telling Belarus as it is
Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int Media and comms advisor @ the 46-nation Council of Europe
@coe.int + #ECHR = "The most effective human rights protection mechanism in world history" (Shami Chakrabarti)
🔎 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-cutting-coe/
⚠️ CoE/ECHR ≠ EU
Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org Center for Victims of Torture (CVT): Healing the wounds of torture globally, strengthening healers & human rights defenders, advocating to end #torture. www.cvt.org
Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University; Exec Editor, Just Security; former ACLU. knightcolumbia.org.
Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social Lifeartist #MyBestCartoons Ï Ruszkik Haza
HumanRights #ClimateEmergency #NoAfDNever
Hate has no home here‼️
Ukraine Georgia USA✡️ Iranprotests
fbpe.eu & blog.fbpe.eu
EU Democrats
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eatjcey5gbrkfohsiltz3hnr/feed/EUDemocrats
European Economic and Social Committee @eesc.bsky.social We bring civil society together in Europe, employers, workers, NGOs. Every voice counts!
#EUCivilSociety
euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com Brussels' premier independent news media on EU affairs. EUobserver is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand what's really going on in Europe. Your support keeps us going: https://euobserver.com/memberships
German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a nonpartisan organization that advances the transatlantic partnership to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
Learn more: www.gmfus.org
Radosław Sikorski @radek-sikorski.bsky.social Minister Spraw Zagranicznych 🇵🇱🇪🇺
Eurovision Song Contest @eurovision.tv The Eurovision Song Contest is the world's biggest live music event - reaching nearly 200 million viewers
无国界记者 - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) @rsf-chinese.bsky.social 我们为世界各地的 #新闻自由 而战。
我们在此处将以中文发文，英文版内容请至Bluesky帐户 @rsf.org 查看，如需检视更多新闻与活动，请造访我们的网站：rsf.org
Karim Lebhour @kalebhour.bsky.social Comms Director @TheElders | Recovering journo in MidEast, Africa & U.S. Graphic novel author. 
Matt Easton @matteaston.bsky.social Writer, editor, human rights researcher and advocate. Author of "We Have Tired of Violence," one of The Economist's Best Books of 2022, at tinyurl.com/mzcphxnn
European Union Delegations to the United Nations @euatun.bsky.social Official news from the EU Delegations to the United Nations in New York, Geneva and Vienna.
United Nations University @ununiversity.bsky.social United Nations University contributes, through collaborative research and education, to efforts to resolve pressing global problems.
United Nations Global Compact @globalcompact.bsky.social #UnitingBusiness for a better world through #TenPrinciples on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law @castancentre.bsky.social Annual Conference 25 July 2025 • 25 years of the Castan Centre • We are a leading research, education, and policy centre located @MonashUniversity.bsky.social
ISHR @ishr.ch Committed to #HumanRights, we support defenders in their work for freedom, dignity, equality, justice, and other fundamental values. Follow us for insights on human rights systems and mechanisms.
Sign up to our newsletters: https://ishr.ch/newsletter
ICNL @icnl.bsky.social The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law works to improve the digital and legal environment for civil society, philanthropy, and public participation around the world. ⚖️ www.icnl.org
EL PAÍS @elpais.com La mejor información en español. Con nuestra mirada puesta en España, Europa y América. Suscríbete: https://tinyurl.com/yfbk27jh
Aquí puedes consultar nuestra política de privacidad: https://tinyurl.com/32dnhzc9
Hafıza Merkezi @hakikatadalet.bsky.social Hakikat Adalet Hafıza Merkezi | Truth Justice Memory Center
💼 Non-governmental & Non-profit Organization
🔗 hakikatadalethafiza.org
📍 İstanbul, Türkiye
Jana Kobzova @jkobzova.bsky.social Co-director, European Security Programme @ European Council on Foreign Relations @ecfr.eu, previously foreign policy advisor to Slovakia's President Caputova.
Jack Barton @jackbarton91.bsky.social Journalist: human rights, sustainability, where they intersect.
Matthew Frear @mattchik.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Leiden University. Russian and Eurasian Studies, including 🇧🇾🇺🇦
University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social We publish in a wide range of scholarly and cultural fields for general readers, scholars, and students. Home of the Pitt Poetry Series.
https://upittpress.org/
NOT the official account of the university.
Natalia Richardson @nataliarich.bsky.social EU affairs, communications, media relations, Ukraine, Eastern Partnership
Josef Mayr @josefmayr.bsky.social Stabilisation Platform / Ex @dgap.org | MA International Relations
Anna Westerholm @annawesterholm.bsky.social 🇸🇪Ambassador to Nigeria & ECOWAS @swedeninnigeria.bsky.social🇳🇬, Ambassador-Designate to Cameroon🇨🇲 & Ghana🇬🇭 (fmr Amb. EU 🇪🇺Eastern Partnership🇦🇲🇦🇿🇧🇾🇬🇪🇲🇩🇺🇦)
Personally: Earthwalker🌍
”For all that has been,
Thank you.
For all that is to come,
Yes!”
– Dag Hammarskjöld
@eedemocracy.bsky.social @eedemocracy.bsky.social The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) supports citizens striving for democracy in the Eastern Partnership, Middle East, North Africa, Western Balkans, Turkey and beyond.
www.democracyendowment.eu
Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social BBC cog; Russia, FSU, E.Europe, Syria opp watcher. Views own, some humour 🤨 migrant, chatty. Oversharing news. Masto: @fulelo@journa.host prior X @fulelo
Work: #TheGlobalJigsaw http://tinyurl.com/4t2vh3e2
BBCNews starter pack https://go.bsky.app/8gWbLmD
Institute for War and Peace Reporting - IWPR @iwpr.net IWPR gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict and transition to help them drive change.
Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice @arcgenderjustice.bsky.social ARC strengthens gender justice movements by connecting and resourcing advocates across prison walls.
https://linktr.ee/arcgenderjustice
Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice @eloheh.bsky.social Randy & Edith Woodley are co-sustainers of #Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice, #ElohehFarm & #ElohehSeeds in Yamhill, OR.
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice @rustincenter.bsky.social Queer safe-space, community activist hub, & educational bridge for our LGBTQIA youth, intersectional families, & all beautifully diverse Angelic Troublemakers!
www.rustincenter.org
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law @wilsoncsj.bsky.social A Duke Law interdisciplinary center working to advance criminal justice and equity through law and science
Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice @kairoscenter.org Committed to building a movement to end poverty, led by the poor
Text “Kairos” to 631-407-9136
linktr.ee/KairosCenter
Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social Promoting justice for people of color, people with disabilities, and individuals at the intersection of race & disability. Housed at UCLA School of Law. Reposts not endorsements. https://linktr.ee/crdjustice
Center for Justice Innovation @innovatingjustice.bsky.social Building community justice in partnership with communities, courts, and the people most impacted.
Learn more: https://www.innovatingjustice.org/
Frenchy Lawyer @frenchylawyer.bsky.social Avocate gde gueule, pénaliste, droit-de-l'hommiste, féministe, humaniste, binationaliste, orientaliste, ubiquiste, zutiste. Ne vs fiez pas au sourire: je mords!
English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/englishpen
Wael Abbas @waelabbas.bsky.social Multiple Award-Winning Journalist and Blogger
P.S.: you have to go be 18+ to follow!
اللي في قلبي على تويتري
César Luena @cesarluena.bsky.social Cuenta oficial, gestionada por el equipo de César Luena.
Historiador y político. Doctor por la @unirioja.es. Militante del @psoe-cef.bsky.social. Member of the @europarl.europa.eu. Profesor en la
@uc3m.es
Giorgi Gogia @ggogia.bsky.social Associate Europe and Central Asia Director at Human Rights Watch