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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, Venezuela remains under an authoritarian regime that imprisons journalists, holds torture centers, persecutes and disappears dissidents and human rights defenders; where a humanitarian crisis continues to take place and a third of the population has gone in an unprecedented exodus.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

Of course I'm quite shaken by her alliances and by the fact that another year has passed without an acknowledgement of the genocide in Palestine. That's impossible to ignore

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

To me, this prize, albeit possibly strategic to avoid antagonizing certain governments, recognizes the people who have been jailed, mistreated, forcefully disappeared or made invisible, but that made the 28J a day of extraordinary civil disobedience.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

The Norwegian committee's speech even recalled those who defended the electoral records.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

MCM has been the only option for Venezuelans to move closer to something that resembles democracy.
She led a massive movement, with millions participating - and many are still paying the price.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

But this award also brings visibility - and hopefully spaces to talk about the complexity of Venezuela's crisis, which after more than 20 years of cyclical explosions still seems unclear to much of the world.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 1d

With the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, we're diving once again into endless debates about her political position - with media calling her "far-right" or "radical right."

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Larrish 💙 @larrish.bsky.social · Jul 8

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I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS
ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Jun 13

I had one of those difficult conversations on Venezuela with my dear @ayoub.bsky.social in @thefirethesetimes.com. I deeply appreciated having a welcoming space for such a complicated conversation and being able to keep calling attention to what is going on.

thefirethesetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...

A Liquid Convo About Venezuela w/ Laura Vidal

We got into why Venezuelans flee the Maduro regime, how Venezuela(ns) is often covered, and the broader discourse battles that may or may not include people who still think Maduro is a passionate d…

thefirethesetimes.com

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Edwy Plenel @edwyplenel.bsky.social · Jun 10

De la Flottille de la liberté à la Marche mondiale vers Gaza, ce sont les sociétés, et au premier chef leurs jeunesses, qui sauvent les principes bafoués par les États face au martyre du peuple de Palestine. Sur @mediapart.fr le 2 juin dernier ⤵️

Capture d’écran d’un extrait de mon parti pris du 2 juin dernier sur Mediapart : « Palestine, une cause universelle »

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Jun 11

#Americas 🌎 In our monthly roundup we highlight rising repression in #Venezuela and #ElSalvador, alarming authoritarian trends in Peru, and the #Colombia's anniversary of impunity with the case of Jineth Bedoya. ifex.org/rising-repre...

Rising repression in Venezuela and El Salvador, Peru's alarming trends, and Colombia's anniversary of impunity - IFEX

May 2025 in the Americas: A freedom of expression round-up by IFEX's Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

ifex.org

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IFEX @ifex.org · Jun 9

#Venezuela 🇻🇪 IFEX joins human rights organisations and regional bodies in urgently calling for the immediate release of Eduardo Torres — a lawyer, unionist and member of PROVEA who is currently detained, isolated, and incommunicado, despite being under IACHR protection measures. buff.ly/q4ucBJ7

Open letter calls on the Government of Venezuela to immediately release human rights defender Eduardo Torres - IFEX

IFEX joins other ivil society organisations in urging the authorities to allow Eduardo Torres regular communication with family members and trusted lawyers, and grant his full and immediate release.

ifex.org

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · May 29

An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.

A world without journalism is a world without truth.

cpj.org/donate

#JournalismMatters

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · May 28

The genocide in Gaza is only profitable to the Israelis if other governments participate in it. That is a decision that these governments make, a decision to directly profit off the genocide of Palestinians.

They can be pressured to stop.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · May 23

20 Israeli weapons and surveillance companies are in Japan to showcase their tech at an arms expo. Reaping the rewards of ‘The Palestine Laboratory’ :

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · May 3

On this #WPFD2025 I’m sharing a rare moment of hope I had when working with IFEX on this profile of Comprova — a powerful reminder that getting out of this mess we’re in won’t happen if we work alone.

It takes networks. It takes trust. It takes collaboration. ifex.org/fighting-ai-...

Fighting AI-powered disinformation through collaboration - IFEX

IFEX spoke with the director of the Comprova project, Sérgio Lüdtke, to better understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping disinformation threats in Brazil – and how collaborative journalism m...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Apr 28

🚨 REMINDER – Our webinar is coming up this Wednesday (yes, 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 this week! 🗓️)

Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social from Who Targets Me @whotargets.me will walk us through how political ads are tracked in real-time – and what we can learn from them.

Don’t miss out – register now! 👇

EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Apr 22

🎯 Ever wondered how political ads find you?

Join us for a session with Sam Jeffers (@worklesshard.bsky.social) from Who Targets Me (@whotargets.me)

🗓️ Wednesday (exceptionally), 30 April – 14:30 CEST

🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Fire These Times @thefirethesetimes.com · Apr 20

March 2020 3/ #Venezuela and the Right to Narrate w/ @elevidalbe.bsky.social

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TFTT 3/Venezuela and the Right to Narrate w/ Laura Vidal | From The Periphery Media Collective

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 19

“...this all might be the beginning of a process that leads to genuine “liberation days” for other countries, but not the US itself. There is pain ahead, but also a sort of independence […] there might finally be a recognition that the US’s definition of peace and prosperity was always its own...”

Nesrine Malik @nesrinemalik.bsky.social · Apr 14

Dump, diversify, divest from America. This week’s column

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It is difficult to imagine a post-American world. But imagine it we must | Nesrine Malik

The truth is, we were always dangerously overexposed to decisions made in Washington – consider this chaotic moment an opportunity, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

We're talking about defending the widest civic space we have, a place where defenders can connect, support each other and continue the fight, like many of us, from exile, connecting with many more like us cross-cultural and cross-regionally.

Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

It’s no coincidence seeing how digital rights activists are constantly connected with other social movements.
Because the Internet isn’t just a tool—it’s a space we have to protect and reimagine.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

It might look “technical,” but it’s deeply political.
And it’s collective. It defends the ground where other forms of activism take root.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Cyberactivism isn’t just about “tech stuff.”
It’s about making sure that environmental, feminist, human rights and justice movements can breathe online.
That we have a public digital space where dignity is possible.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Because almost every movement today relies on the digital realm to exist: to organize, document, protect, connect, and amplify. And that realm has rules, risks, and limits—someone has to be watching and challenging them.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

There are people fighting to make sure the Internet isn’t weaponized against those who defend rights.
That we aren’t surveilled, silenced, data-mined, or attacked for speaking up. That kind of activism is vital.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Among the kinds of activism that sustain others, there’s cyberactivism. And I don’t just mean posting online.
I mean the people working to ensure that the digital world remains a civic space: fair, safe, usable, non-violent.

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