An eight part internet series which tells the personal stories of the families behind prisoners of conscience. From Colombia to Azerbaijan and Cuba to Eritrea, the portraits reveal the families relentless courage in fighting for their beloved ones freedom. Often risking their lives.
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Eritea
The Swedish-Eritrean journalist and playwright Dawit Isaak has been held in Eritrean prison since 2001 without trial and is considered a traitor by the Eritrean government. Fighting for his release in Sweden is his younger brother. Even though Esayas is not even sure whether his brother is still alive he relentlessly year after year continues to fight for his brothers release.
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Uzbekistan
Leader of the Human Rights Society Talib Yakubov was compelled to flee his country leaving his son in law Azam Faramonov ,also working for the organization jailed in Uzbekistan .Living in exile in France, the ex-professor fights every day not only to release his son in law but improve human rights in his country, where he hopes one day to return, if only to be buried there.
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Colombia
Exposing links between local politicians and paramilitary death squads normally doesn’t sound like ground for arrest, but in Colombia it can be. Colombian activist Carmelo Agamez was arrested under false accusations. His daughter Sandra Agamez has been traveling abroad urging officials to encourage the Colombian government to stop corruption. She is proud to have a father who fights for a better system and has taken up law studies hoping to be able to make a difference herself.
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Azerbaijan
Adnan Hadjizade and friend Emin Milli were arrested charged with holliganism after they’d posted a satirical video blog showing a poppet donkey. In the short reportage, Adnan’s father, Hikmet, tells the impact of the arrest on the family life, but also how internet has, despite his son’s arrest given some hope to freedom of expression in a country where all media is tightly controlled by the government. On 18 November 2010, 9 months after the interview with his father Adnan Hadjazadeh was released from prison. Adnan was imprisoned 16 months.
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