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Sherwan Sherwani
Pre-built sharing assets, talking points, and the public log of advocacy actions on this defender's case.
§ 01 · Share
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§ 02 · Fact sheet
Quick facts
- NameSherwan Sherwani
- RoleJournalist and human rights defender; chief editor of Ashur magazine; active member of the human rights organisation 17 Shubat, focusing on corruption and prisoners' rights.
- CountryIraq
- StatusSentenced
§ 03 · Talking points
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Kurdish journalist who investigated corruption and prisoners' rights in Iraqi Kurdistan, arrested in 2020 amid a crackdown on protests, sentenced to six years for "threatening national security," then given four more years two months before his scheduled release.
§ 05 · Advocacy log · UN & embassy engagement on this case
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