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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 48m

In a world where authority stifles cultural identity, this image captures the daily struggles many face against oppression. A reminder for justice and acknowledgment of those who fight to maintain their voice and heritage amidst systemic challenges. #Justice #Resilience
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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay, 5 Nov 1872, suffragists Susan B Anthony and 13 other women illegally vote in the US Presidential election.

Nine of the voters were initially reported as a "minor topic".

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WotesForWomen 🗃️

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MINOR TOPICS.
Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY has had the honour of leading to the polls the advanced guard of the coming squadrons of female voters. The little
band of nine ladies whose ballots were received by the election inspectors at Rochester deserve a permanent place in history, We have heard before of solitary instances of the recognition of the female franchise; but this picket guard of nine is a tangible enough force to make people reflect on the future possibilities which it involves. The fact is not stated, but we may assume with tolerable certainty that the nine ladies at Rochester showed their capacity for an intelligent exercise of the franchise by voting for GRANT and DIX.

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of elections…

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

I was trying to run for the presidency in Uganda – yet men still found the audacity to call me ‘baby, sweetheart, darling’ | Yvonne Mpambara

I was bruised by my experience of being kept out of an exclusively male political club – now my focus is on getting women into power in Africa, says political activist Yvonne Mpambara

www.theguardian.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change.

Here are seven takeaways from election night.

7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election

Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.

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Subira @bintiq.bsky.social · 4d

To the world Leaders🔈
PLEASE do NOT CONGRATULATE SAMIA Suluhu

It's the likes of Samia who create this global migration crisis cracking your heads today
We want to thrive in our birth countries, but can't when the Samias are in power
#SamiaMustGo
@sarajacobs.house.gov

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tanzania election: Samia Suluhu Hassan wins vote as hundreds feared dead in unrest

Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Afghanistan: two earthquakes, two silences. Afghan women— wounded, abandoned, forbidden to be healed. Daughters of a Silent God, denied even the right to survive.
#Afghanistan
#AfghanWomen
#RadioRadicale

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www.radioradicale.it/scheda/74619...

Figlie di un Dio silente. Giornata mondiale dei Diritti Umani... ma non per tutti

In occasione della giornata mondiale dei Diritti Umani, alziamo il velo del silenzio dai volti delle donne. Incontro con Porzia Addabb, Gianna Cimino, Flavia Fratello, Fariba Karimi, Soraya Malek, Mar...

www.radioradicale.it

Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 2d

In Venice we spoke up for Tundu Lissu. Advocacy meets Art:
Sean Brocca reminds us Awareness is Community, and Art is one of its more powerful languages.
#AllinVenice
#HumanRightsCorner
#FreeTunduLissu
Interview eng subs
The Free Wall of Human Rights by Fabrizio Frongia

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 2d

Tundu Lissu faces death row after disputed Tanzanian elections. Italian students remain stranded amid unrest. Africa’s democratic hopes dim as global silence persists.

www.handsoffcain.info/notizia/tanz...
#NessunoTocchiCaino
#FreeTunduLissuNow
#Tanzania

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 3d

2025 DUA Forum in Nairobi. Advocacy highlighted Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hon. Tundu Lissu. Dr. Besigye has faced arrests and military trials in Uganda. Hon. Lissu, charged with treason in Tanzania, seeks electoral reform after survival of assassination attempts. Trials are held behind closed doors.

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 4d

Tanzania erupts after rigged elections. “Barricades, police station assaults, deaths”reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.Youth demand democracy. Govt imposes curfew, silences media, shuts universities. #Tanzania #Protests#LaRepubblica#HandsoffCain

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

Tanzania’s repression is under global scrutiny. At Venice Film Festival #NessunoTocchiCaino launched the first Human Rights Corner. International Focus the Advocacy Campaign #FreeTundLissu calling for release and protection, justice transaparency and freedom.
#Tanzania
Video interview eng sub

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 7d

Art for Engagement. The Mayday Movement USA is a grassroots coalition promoting democratic values through peaceful protest and community engagement. Art inspires awareness and action on social issues, demonstrating how grassroots efforts can drive meaningful change. maydaymovementusa.org

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 7d

ITALY Violence, gunfire, and internet blackout during the elections in Tanzania.

www.ilpost.it/2025/10/29/e...

www.avvenire.it/mondo/in-pie...

www.internazionale.it/ultime-notiz...

tg24.sky.it/mondo/2025/1...

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 7d

Kizza Besigye, Tundu Lissu honoured as champions of democracy in Africa
www.citizen.digital/news/kizza-b...
Jailed Tanzanian and Ugandan opposition leaders Tundu Lissu and Kizza Besigye have been recognized as Champions of Democracy in Africa by the Democracy Union of Africa Conference 2025.

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 9d

TANZANIA. The Tundu Lissu case

General elections will be held in Tanzania on Wednesday, 29 October. The only candidate who could challenge this power bloc, Tundu Lissu, was arrested in April and has been on death row ever since, accused of TREASON. www.handsoffcain.info/notizia/tanz...

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 9d

The Performative Nature of Restorative Justice.
On October 2, 2023, in Rome's Willy Brandt Foundation, the first Agora of Theatre of Testimony unfolded. Shylock as a case of Prejudice. Public testimony to heal Community wounds.

#RestorativeJustice
#Theatre

www.radioradicale.it/scheda/70902...

La Colonna Infame. Il caso Shylock

Agorà di teatro di testimonianza che si svolge presso la fondazione Willy Brandt. Una giornata di incontri non convenzionale, fanno sapere gli organizzatori, in cui sono stati chiamati "testimoni del ...

www.radioradicale.it

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Athena’s Network @athenasnetwork.bsky.social · 10d

La figura di Tundu Lissu, parlamentare e giurista tanzaniano, rappresenta un caso emblematico di violazione delle libertà politiche.
La sua vicenda è al centro della Campagna #FreeTunduLissu, rilanciata da NessunoTocchi Caino – Spes Contra Spem

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