By Félix Maradiaga, elected WLC Leadership Council member Vietnam, a nation steeped in rich history and cultural resilience, finds itself at a critical crossroads. With the rise of To Lam as both the General Secretary of the Communist Party and…
August 6th, 2024 For Immediate Release The World Liberty Congress (WLC) urgently calls again for the immediate release of our colleague and elected Leadership Council member, Oumar Sylla, also known as Foniké Mengué, along with his colleague, Billo Bah, both…
By Félix Maradiaga, elected WLC LC member. Imagine a nation where the people’s voice roars louder than any regime’s machinations. Venezuela, once again, finds itself at a crossroads. The citizens have made their stand, delivering a massive opposition vote that…
By LC member (Venezuela) After a series of negotiations and breaches by the Chavismo, Venezuela will hold a presidential election this Sunday, July 28, without democratic standards or guarantees. After 25 years of rule between Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, the…
Barylk Mendygaziyev, a Kazakhstani and US-based businessman, eco-activist and human rights advocate, has been subjected to transnational repression. In the report, the Open Dialogue Foundation, a WLC partner, together with human rights experts from the #ActivistsNoExtremists coalition, provides details of how Chevron…
By Félix Maradiaga, elected WLC LC member. On July 11, 2021, the streets of Cuba resounded with passionate chants of “liberty, homeland, and life” as thousands of citizens participated in historic, spontaneous, and peaceful protests. Three years later, it is…
By Carine Kanimba, elected WLC LC member and WLC Spokesperson. 99.15% do you truly believe that a country claiming to be democratic would yield such results? Not even Vladimir Putin, with all his authoritarian tactics, dares to give himself these…
By Berta Valle, WLC member. My husband, Félix Maradiaga, a Nicaraguan democracy leader, endured 611 days of unjust incarceration in extreme inhumane conditions at a maximum-security prison in Nicaragua. His story is one among many in the often-neglected global human…
“Don’t Deport. Don’t Kill.” By Ammar Abdulhamid, elected WLC LC member. In recent years, Türkiye has seen a troubling shift in its treatment of Syrian refugees. While the majority of Turkish citizens have historically welcomed and supported them, and Turkish authorities, including…
by Andrei Sannikov (elected WLC LC member) Soft security has to embrace hard security concerns and avoid contradictions. There was a paradoxical situation when NATO in recognition of a potential threat from the territory of Belarus was strengthening its military…