1/3 This week I attended the opening of the #Mandela centenary exhibition.

In a short speech, Lord Hain thanked one of the sponsors, Moti Group, twice.

According to @mailandguardian Lord Hain is
employed by them "in part to improve their poor reputation" mg.co.za/article/2018-0… 2/3 Moti Group is a mining & property
company that's been subject to some controversy. It allegedly has links to
Zimbabwean officials implicated in human rights violations & in 2017,
Interpol issued an international arrest warrant for the company's chair mg.co.za/article/2018-0…

Next month we will mark the 1st anniversary of the imprisonment of @Amnesty's #TanerKilic. He is being held on absurd "terrorism" charges.

For more than 5 decades, Amnesty has campaigned to free prisoners of conscience in #Turkey. Including writers, politicians etc. #FreeTaner

https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/910515018499846144

In 1964, #Turkey's former president, Celal Bayar, wrote to @amnesty from jail to thank us for campaigning for his release.

Next month we will mark a year in prison for Amnesty Turkey's honorary chair #TanerKilic. #FreeTaner #FreeRightsDefenders

1/10. "The Joy of Freedom". The #Istanbul10 were released in early hours of Thursday morning after 113 days in jail. Where are they now? 2/10. Günal Kurşun is back with his family. Before he was jailed, Günal had never heard his son say his newest word: "Daddy" #Istanbul10