Journalist in exile, voice from the margins | Fighting censorship with stories. https://basmamostafa.carrd.co/https://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lzbwge6vv22h1️⃣ On 18 September 2025 at 17:00 Berlin time, I received threatening WhatsApp messages on my new German number. The messages contained explicit sexual insults, direct threats of violence, and attempts to intimidate me by suggesting a wide network was protecting the senders.20 Sep 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbwge6vv22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3ltrtuqw4ds2tHonored to speak at the launch of the first-ever UN guidance on #TransnationalRepression — a crucial step to protect exiles & defenders. 📄 My statement: ishr.ch/wp-content/upl… 🔗 UN brief: ⬇️https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/new-un-brief-prompts-growing-global-action-against-transnational-repression/n/12 Jul 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrtuqw4ds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3ltpa3qglhk23My recent interview with @ishr.ch about #TransnationalRepression and what should be done. When safety becomes conditional, so does democracy. We don’t need more praise — we need protection. We don’t need to be admired for our resilience — we need systems that prevent violence in the first place. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpa3qglhk23https://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lt2yxdh2h22uJoin us at DW Global Media Forum! @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2yxdh2h22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lsm3djnye22wEgypt must release poet Galal El-Behairy, unjustly jailed since he was 28 years old for his poetry and song lyrics. Today marks his 35th birthday—his 7th spent behind bars. How many more birthdays will Egypt rob from him? #FreeGalal #PoetryIsNotACrime27 Jun 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsm3djnye22whttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lsg3ukpaoc2rImportant work by @mmichae1sen.bsky.social on #TNR This is not theory, my case is one of many and despite complaints, my case acknowledged by Germany&UN. Still unprotected. This study shows why that must change!! what EU states must do to fix it! 👇 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EXPO_STU(2025)75447525 Jun 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsg3ukpaoc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lsc6to6drs2jI’m joining Poetry in Chains, hosted by @penamerica.bsky.social on Friday, June 27, to mark poet #GalalElBehairy’s 7th birthday behind bars — jailed for his words, not crimes. Writing is not a threat. Join us & raise your voice to #FreeGalal. ➡️ To register: https://pen.org/event/poetry-in-chains/23 Jun 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc6to6drs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lrqsckvbxc2qSaudi HRD Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi has spent over 3 years in detention in #Bulgaria. He’s at risk of deportation to 🇸🇦 where prison, torture, or execution await. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia executed journalist Turki Al-Jasser for tweeting. #FreeAlKhalidi #NoDeportation #TransnationalRepression16 Jun 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqsckvbxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lre6262mp227Glad to join #NetzwerkRecherche2025. I’ll speak about #TransnationalRepression alongside Vietnamese journalist Trung Khoa Lê and Chinese journalist Yutong Su. Hosted by @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de moderated by Anne Renzenbrink. More Details: https://nr25.sched.com/speaker/basmamostafa #ExiledVoices #PressFreedom11 Jun 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre6262mp227https://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lqxqhnesl2241) I spoke at theEuropean Parliament to expose how #TransnationalRepression doesn’t stop at borders. After 3 arrests in #Egypt, I was forced into exile. But the threats followed me to Beirut, Nairobi, Berlin, and most recently, Geneva, where I was targeted for working with the UN.06 Jun 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxqhnesl224https://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lq6lli2e3222Yesterday at @re-publica.com I spoke about how authoritarian regimes silence dissent abroad. We call on Germany to act: create a trusted contact point, provide trauma-informed support, hold perpetrators accountable, and restrict surveillance tech. #TransnationalRepression #republica25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6lli2e3222https://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lpw2pzklzk2bDie ägyptische Journalistin Rasha Qandil wurde für morgen zur Vernehmung vor der Staatssicherheitsanwaltschaft vorgeladen, nachdem sie eine Recherche zu Rüstungsdeals veröffentlicht hatte. In Ägypten gilt Journalismus als Verbrechen – Fragen zum Militär sind tabu.24 May 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpw2pzklzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/basmamostafa.bsky.social/post/3lpw2og2nnk2bEgyptian journalist Rasha Qandil has been summoned to appear before State Security Prosecution tomorrow, after publishing an investigation into Egypt’s arms deals. In Egypt, journalism is treated as a crime — and questions about the military are forbidden. Journalism is not a crime.24 May 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:4phzavm6owogcgox72va3dev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpw2og2nnk2b