Impossible Choices
Becky’s 2.6 Challenge: Day 2. Tried to be clever and outsmart the hill. Failed.
There is an enormous hill right at the start of my route. It’s massive. Huge. This morning I thought I’d try and be clever and outsmart it…
Impossible Choices
Transcript: How to survive and thrive as a Prisoner of Conscience
Victoria Brittain meets Baran, Turkish human rights lawyer and prisoner of conscience Victoria Britain (0:00-1:24): Hello, everybody. This is Prisoners of Conscience in London. We’re a small charity that does very crucial work helping people who have had to leave their own countries as refugees because of some act of Read more…
Impossible Choices
“We didn’t realise this was a serious crime”
As a passionate supporter of democracy and as someone who wanted a career in politics, the conditions of her bail meant Pam had to make an impossible choice. Either give up all her dreams and aspirations and stay in Thailand; continue campaigning for democracy and face a 10-year sentence; or leave the country and everything she knew and loved behind.
Impossible Choices
“I faced all kinds of torture when I was in prison”
For the crime of providing medical supplies to sick and injured people, Amina was arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
Impossible Choices
Arrested for doing her job
Faheema’s* lifelong ambition has been to work as a pharmacist. Achieving that goal, however, has not been easy. Her story is one of danger, impossible choices and a 5,000-mile journey into the unknown.
Impossible Choices
“I was an activist against the brutal state policies against Kurds in Turkey”
Baran is a Prisoners of Conscience beneficiary. We recently held an online interview with him to learn more about his experiences. He told us about how he was thrown in jail for helping defend the rights of Kurdish people.