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Tun Khin explains: justice means returning to land and restoring rights that were taken away. Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Tun-Khin #CIVICUSLens @brouklondon @tunkhin80 Twitter feed image. Reply on Twitter 2059228135896306158 Retweet on Twitter 2059228135896306158 3 Like on Twitter 2059228135896306158 5 Twitter 2059228135896306158 CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance · 26 May 2059190350648918213 #Peru's youth protested pension restrictions and faced deadly police repression. Jackelinne Ponce Paredes warns: mainstream media ridiculed them but they kept organising. Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Jackelinne-Ponce_EN #CIVICUSLens Twitter feed image. Reply on Twitter 2059190350648918213 Retweet on Twitter 2059190350648918213 1 Like on Twitter 2059190350648918213 3 Twitter 2059190350648918213 CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance · 25 May 2058834261508055342 #Botswana decriminalised same-sex relations, but conservative groups are mobilising against LGBTQI+ rights ahead of a critical marriage equality case. Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Botswana-penal-code #CIVICUSLens Twitter feed image. Reply on Twitter 2058834261508055342 Retweet on Twitter 2058834261508055342 6 Like on Twitter 2058834261508055342 11 Twitter 2058834261508055342 CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance · 23 May 2058080609952477384 #Iran's regime is executing political prisoners under cover of war and internet blackout. Narges Mohammadi and others face grave dangers. Urgent priority must be given to protecting human rights activists. Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Iran-political-prisoners #CIVICUSLens Twitter feed image. Reply on Twitter 2058080609952477384 Retweet on Twitter 2058080609952477384 1 Like on Twitter 2058080609952477384 1 Twitter 2058080609952477384 CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance · 22 May 2057719409892839463 #Bahrain is seeking the death penalty for peaceful protest. Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha warns: the death penalty is a tool of political suppression. 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