Skriv for Liv café / Write for Rights café

Schedule

Sun Nov 08 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

Jernbanegade 23, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark | Aalborg, NJ

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English below 👇
Forestil dig, at du bliver fængslet for noget, du ikke har gjort. Eller at du bruger din stemme til at sige fra over for uretfærdigheder og bliver straffet for det. Det er virkeligheden for de mennesker, vi hvert år aktionerer for i Skriv for Liv.
Så kom forbi vores lokaler i Jernbanegade 23 1. søndag den 8. november i tidsrummet 14:00-16:00, hvor du kan skrive opmuntrende hilsner til uretfærdigt fængslede personer og appelbreve til magthaverne.
- Her kan du skrive for Owen Chow, der i over to år har siddet indespærret i en lille isolationscelle uden kontakt til omverdenen. Det kinesiske styre anser ham som en fjende af staten på grund af hans fredelige arbejde for demokrati i Hongkong. Hans dom lyder på over 12 års fængsel.
- Der er også Ruth López, der er advokat, ekspert i anti-korruption og menneskerettighedsforkæmper i El Salvador. Hun har siddet fængslet siden juni 2025, efter hun undersøgte og afslørede den nuværende præsident Nayib Bukele og hans administrations menneskeretighedskrænkelser og misbrug af statens midler.
- Eller skriv for Imaan og Hadi, der har brugt hele deres karrierer som menneskerettigheds-advokater på at hjælpe mennesker, som regeringen går efter af politiske grunde. Nu sidder de begge i fængsel i 17 år. Alene på grund af deres arbejde for at hjælpe andre.
- Endelig kan du skrive for Marwa, menneskerettighedsaktivist, tolk og mor. Hun skal sidde fængslet i seks år i Egypten, alene på grund af hendes fredelige aktivisme. Hun står i øjeblikket overfor sigtelser, der kan give hende livsvarigt fængsel.
Der vil være kolde og varme drikke samt snacks under brevskrivningen.
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Imagine being imprisoned for something you didn’t do. Or using your voice to speak out against injustice and being punished for it. That is the reality for the people we campaign for every year in Write for Rights.
So come by our premises at Jernbanegade 23, 1st floor, on Sunday, November 8, between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, where you can write words of encouragement to unjustly imprisoned individuals and letters of appeal to those in power.
- Here, you can write for Owen Chow, who has been held for over two years in a small solitary confinement cell with no contact with the outside world. The Chinese regime considers him an enemy of the state due to his peaceful work for democracy in Hong Kong. He has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.
- There is also Ruth López, a lawyer, anti-corruption expert, and human rights defender in El Salvador. She has been imprisoned since June 2025 after investigating and exposing human rights violations and the misuse of state funds by current President Nayib Bukele and his administration.
- Or write on behalf of Imaan and Hadi, who have spent their entire careers as human rights lawyers helping people targeted by the government for political reasons. Now, both are serving 17-year prison sentences - solely because of their work helping others.
- Finally, you can write on behalf of Marwa - a human rights activist, interpreter, and mother. She is facing six years in prison in Egypt, solely for her peaceful activism. She currently faces charges that could result in a life sentence.
There will be cold and hot drinks and snacks during the letter writing.
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Jernbanegade 23, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark, Jernbanegade 23, 9000 Aalborg, Danmark, Aalborg, Denmark

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