The World Liberty Congress (WLC) strongly condemns the renewed persecution of Rwandan opposition leader and WLC member Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, who was arrested overnight following a politically motivated directive from Rwanda’s High Council of Judiciary. On June 19, 2025, Ms.…
Source: Confidencial
By Felix Maradiaga, Leadership Council member. While many of us gathered this week in Washington for the AI+ Expo 2025 to explore the double-edged nature of technology in today’s world, something extraordinary was unfolding just 90 miles south of Florida:…
May 27, 2025 The World Liberty Congress (WLC) is outraged by the arrest, brutal torture, and inhumane treatment of human rights defenders Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire during their recent visit to Tanzania. These appalling acts of state-sponsored violence represent…
From Revolution to Repression In 2011, Tunisia lit the spark that became the Arab Spring. The Jasmine Revolution—ignited by the self-immolation of a young street vendor—toppled the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and launched a wave of uprisings…
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April 29, 2025 The World Liberty Congress (WLC) demands the immediate and unconditional release of Tofig Yagublu, Azerbaijani opposition leader and a lifelong fighter for freedom and democracy, whose life is in grave danger following his imprisonment on fabricated charges…
By WLC member, Zoya Phan. On March 28th, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Burma, and tremors were felt in Thailand, Southern China, and India. The quake hit a country already in the midst of a crisis. The UN estimated that…