Media Mentions of the 2025 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
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Reuters article on Sebastien Lai: “Jimmy Lai’s son urges US, UK to get father out of Hong Kong jail”. Also published in The Straits Times, The Print, Asia One and, Global Banking and Finance Review.
Fox News Business highlighted Jimmy Lai’s case in an interview with Maria Bartiromo and UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer.
RTS “19h30” live TV interview with Garry Kasparov, here, from minute 13:10.
RTS “19h30” live TV interview with Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, here, from minute 17:40.
Fox News article on Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi: “Iranian crown prince calls for global action against Khamenei’s regime”. Also published on AOL and Ground News.
Fox News ran a story featuring Hillel Neuer, Times Wang, Sebastien Lai, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Garry Kasparov, and Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi entitled, “China, Iran and Russia condemned by dissidents at UN watchdog’s Geneva summit”.
Iran International article on Summit speakers Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran, and Iranian activists Mahan Mehrabi, Maryam Diyor, and Saman Pouryaghma, and Nazanin Afshin-Jam: “Geneva Summit spotlights rights abuses in Iran”
AFP story on International Women’s Rights Award winner, Dr. Massouda Jalal, posted by France24, Barron’s, MSN, Yahoo!news, The Daily Sentinel, Iosco County News Herald, Caledonian Record, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Citizen Tribune, and The Avery Journal Times.
Spanish international news agency, EFE, quotes VladÃmir Kara-Murza from the Geneva Summit: “An agreement between the US and Russia on Ukraine will bring more repression and aggression”.
Voice of America article on Summit speaker and son of imprisoned pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai, Sebastien Lai: “Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai’s ‘time is running out,’ son says”
EFE, as republished in MSN, shared video and quotes from Edmundo González’s and MarÃa Corina Machado’s speeches as they received the 2025 Courage Award from the Geneva Summit.
EFE, as reshared in Swiss Info, shared that the Geneva Summit would be awarding Edmundo González and MarÃa Corina Machado the 2025 Courage Award.
Spanish-language media, including Vanguardia, El Diario, NTN24, AnalÃtica, El Pitazo, and El Impulso, widely published the Geneva Summit awarding the 2025 Courage Award to MarÃa Corina Machado and Edmundo González.
ANI article on Tibetan activist Namkyi: “Former Tibetan political prisoner leads advocacy at Geneva Summit, urges UN action on Tibet”
La Libre Belgique article on Summit speaker and Vice-President of World Liberty Congress and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov: “Garry Kasparov à La Libre : ‘En Russie, ce n’est pas Vladimir Poutine qui m’inquiète le plus'”
La Patilla published “Edmundo González accused Nicolás Maduro from Geneva of usurping power,” sharing González’s remarks from the Summit.
Radio Free Asia article on Summit speaker and son of imprisoned pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai, Sebastien Lai: “‘Time is running out’ for jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai”
Spanish-language media, including Diario de Cuba, Diario las Americas, and MartÃÂ highlighted Osiris Puerto Terry’s story from the Geneva Summit.
Barron’s article on Garry Kasparov: “Russian Freedom Depends On Ukraine Winning War: Kasparov”
Tages-Anzeiger article on Garry Kasparov: “Garri Kasparow sagt, Europa könne die Ukraine auch ohne die USA verteidigen”
Afghanistan International article on 2025 International Women’s Rights Award winners Dr. Massouda Jalal and Husna Halal: “Afghan Activists Massouda & Husna Jalal To Receive International Women’s Rights Award”
Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana article on Garry Kasparov: “Kasparov: ‘Gli europei devono dire: yankee, go home'”
Organiser article on Tibetan activist Namkyi: “Geneva Summit 2025: Tibetan activist Namkyi exposes Chinese oppression, calls for global support”
India TV News video on Summit speakers Uyghur human rights activist, Rahima Mahmut and exiled Tibetan activist Namkyi: “Global Activists Call Out Chinese Repression at Geneva Summit”
Policy Magazine article on the Summit: “Call to Action: Carrying the Torch of Human Rights Forward”
The Hawk article on Summit speaker Uyghur human rights activist, Rahima Mahmut: “Uyghur Activist Exposes China’s Atrocities, Calls for Global Action at Geneva Summit”
Central Tibetan Administration writes about Summit speaker and exiled Tibetan activist Namkyi: “Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Namkyi Speaks at the 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy”
