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PandaSaurio

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February 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM

Freedom House

@freedomhouse.bsky.social

Many Cubans remain imprisoned for exercising fundamental freedoms.

Five years after #11J, these are the words of the voices they cannot silence. Watch: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#LibertadYa
#FreeThemAll

July 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM

Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

The State Dep't Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs today posted that detaining people "for 'liking' posts online shows how paranoid [an] illegitimate" regime is, referring to "political prisoners."

On Friday, a fed'l judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit over State taking similar actions in the U.S.

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs & ©
@WHAAsstSecty
Detaining Nicaraguans for "liking" posts online shows how paranoid the illegitimate Murillo and Ortega regime is. We demand the unconditional release of all political prisoners— no exceptions, no house arrest, no new arrests. Freedom means ending the regime's cycle of repression.
#LibertadYa
11:23 AM • Jan 17, 2026 • 91.6K Views

Plaintiffs Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation, along with Jane Doe and John Doe, noncitizen students holding F-1 visas issued by the United States, filed an amended complaint alleging claims under the First and Fifth Amendments against Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, and Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security (together, the "Government"). First Am. Compl., ECF No. 65 ("FAC").
Jane Doe and John Doe allege that since March 2025, the Government has changed its immigration policy and pattern of enforcement, namely arresting, detaining, and deporting students with F-1 visas when those students voice opinions that express support or empathy for
Palestinian people or are critical of Israel's actions regarding Palestine or the conflict in Gaza.
Because Jane Doe and John Doe fear that the Government will revoke their visas and deport them
for expressing views that the Government may now deem "anti-American or anti-Israel," Jane Doe
and John Doe have self-censored. FAC I2. They have stopped exercising their First Amendment
rights when it comes to the subject of Israel and Palestine, including publishing commentary
online. They have also changed their social media practices and have avoided wearing clothing
that indicates a pro-Palestinian view.
Similarly, Stanford Daily Publishing ("Stanford Daily"), the parent company of campus

newspaper The Stanford Daily, fears for its student journalists. Noncitizen student-journalists who hold valid F-1 visas - and are therefore lawfully present in the United States - are asking
Stanford Daily to take down their previously published articles about Israel and Palestine. And although they have already expended considerable effort investigating and writing new articles about the Israel-Palestine conflict, noncitizen student-journalists are choosing not to publish those articles because they are afraid the Government will revoke their visas and deport them.
In their amended complaint, Plaintiffs point to the news of Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, Mohsen Mahdawi, and other students lawfully in the United States who expressed
opinions about Israel and Palestine; the Government then arrested, detained, and transferred those students to immigration jails. Plaintiffs quote public statements by Secretary of State Rubio and the President, including comments he made prior to being elected, warning noncitizens that they will be deported if they express similar views.
Plaintiffs argue that the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") (8
U.S.C. §§ 1182(a)(3)(C)(iii), 1227(a)(4)(C)(i) and § 1201(i)) that the Government relies on for its authority to cancel student visas and initiate deportation proceedings, are facially unconstitutional.
Plaintiffs bring eight claims under the First and Fifth Amendments for declaratory and injunctive relief. See FAC.
The Government now moves to dismiss Plaintiffs' complaint solely for lack of standing.
Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 66. The matter is fully briefed, and the Court held a hearing on January 6, 2026. ECF Nos. 66, 67, and 68. The Court DENIES the Government's motion to dismiss.

January 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM

AnnyAmerica

@annyamerica.bsky.social

#LibertadYA!

Mir 💚 @mirtanicosia.bsky.social · Oct 24

Liza Rule, bailarina que dió vida al icónico e inolvidable cuadro 'La Patria en vuelo' en el Bicentenario está ahora detenida en los calabozos de la policía política de Cornejo😡por haber marchado en defensa del agua pura de Mendoza contra la minería contaminante. ¡Libertad ya!

October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM

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Yaakub Vijandre has been detained for 102 days by ICE for "liking" an Insta post of the Shahada, the first pillar of Islam.
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@WHAAsstSecty
Detaining Nicaraguans for “liking” posts online shows how paranoid the illegitimate Murillo and Ortega regime is. We demand the unconditional release of all political prisoners— no exceptions, no house arrest, no new arrests. Freedom means ending the regime’s cycle of repression. #LibertadYa

January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM

YoryoGD

@yoryogarciadiaz.bsky.social

#6DeZaragoza #LibertadYa
#Españistan🇪🇦
FELICES FIESTAS

Spanish Revolution @spanishrevolution.bsky.social · Dec 21

250 días en prisión

250 días de injusticia que pesan sobre el Gobierno de coalición. Cada día que estos jóvenes permanecen encarcelados, cada segundo de esta barbarie, es responsabilidad de quienes tienen en sus manos la capacidad de ponerle fin.

December 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM

Comentadora Tortuga

@comentadortortuga.bsky.social

13. Libertad para Ahmed Souab.
Fin del régimen de excepción en Túnez.
Democracia real, con jueces y abogados libres de amedrentamiento.

✊🇹🇳 #Túnez #AhmedSouab #LibertadYA #freesouab
#Tunisia #تونس #Tunisie

April 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM

⚖️OAC🗽

@oac2025.bsky.social

#JusticeForAll #FamiliasUnidas #EndICECruelty #MothersDay #NoMasSeparacion #LuchaPorJusticia #AmorDeMadre #DiasDeLasMadres #LibertadYa #UnidosSiempre #ContraICE #MadreFuerte #ExilioNoMas #SostenYConsuelo #JusticiaAhora #FamiliasJuntas #MadresLatina #ICEInjusto @bsky.app #CarlosEduardoEspina #Viral

May 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM

⚖️OAC🗽

@oac2025.bsky.social

#JusticeForAll #FamiliasUnidas #EndICECruelty #MothersDay #NoMasSeparacion #LuchaPorJusticia #AmorDeMadre #DiasDeLasMadres #LibertadYa #UnidosSiempre #ContraICE #MadresFuertes #JusticiaAhora #FamiliasJuntas #MadresLatinas #Derechos #FuerzaLatina #MadreValiente #SinFronteras @bsky.app ##BlueSky⚖️🗽🇺🇲✊🏽

May 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM

Avispa Mídia

@avispamidia.bsky.social

🔎Eloxochitlán: Prescripción del delito para Francisco Durán representa un antecedente legal para tratar órdenes de aprehensión aún existentes.
👉 avispa.org?p=120537 🐝

+ info: avispa.org

#Mazatecas #Presospolíticos #ClaudiaSheinbaum #ElisaZepeda #LibertadYa #autonomía #DDHH #JUSTICIA

August 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM

No Suma Cero

@nosumacero.bsky.social

Paradójico, creo q nunca lo he probado. Lo haré este año RT @libertadya: Cueva de iria sta eduvigis "@inti: ¿...mejor Pan de Jamón de Vnzla?

November 21, 2024 at 5:52 AM

No Suma Cero

@nosumacero.bsky.social

Necrofilia oficialista es patriótica. Bodies es arte degenerado. Deben aprender sutilezas del fascismo @siyotuiteara @libertadya

November 21, 2024 at 4:41 AM

Avispa Mídia

@avispamidia.bsky.social

🚨 Chiapas: Cinco indígenas tseltales llevan más de 3 años en prisión sin pruebas fehacientes. ONU insta la liberación inmediata pero autoridades mexicanas no responden. 👉 avispa.org?p=120663 🐝

#Chiapas #Mexico #ONU #PresosPoliticos #PueblosIndígenas #ClaudiaSheinbaum #LibertadYa