Prerna Humpal

Explorer, policy nerd, comms pro 🇪🇺🇧🇪🇮🇳
#sustainability #humanrights #democracy

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

Why is @BrusselsAirport unable to plan for higher traffic at peak holiday periods and times of days?
Is this an acceptable welcome to the capital of Europe?
Video from immigration queue from 8.30hrs 22/06/2026 @BrusselsTimes @vrtnws @RTBFinfo @VTMNIEUWS @Nieuwsblad_be @lesoir

[France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo_EN]

Let's take a minute to breathe. We are facing a real choice between two conceptions of the role of platforms in society.
It's not a debate about speech, but about governance.
At stake is who shapes algorithms, how decisions are made, and whether democratic societies can remain resilient in the digital space.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

We will keep working closely with our Member States to make the online environment in Europe safe, transparent, and trustworthy.

[Digital EU 🇪🇺 @DigitalEU]

𝗡𝗢 space for cyberbullying.
𝗡𝗢 space for dangerous products.
𝗡𝗢 space for hate speech.
𝗡𝗢 space for scams.

𝗬𝗘𝗦. With the Digital Services Act, what is illegal offline remains illegal online.

🔗 https://t.co/saKtqRunRE

[Pablo Pérez @PabloPerezA]

Elon Musk on the Digital Services Act (2022): "I think it's exactly aligned with my thinking. I very much agree with (...) I really think, I agree with everything you (@ThierryBreton) said, really. We are very much of the same mind"

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

This platform is not tech neutral. #censorship #Turkey

[Ekrem İmamoğlu (International) @imamoglu_int]

They first took away my freedom, now they are trying to silence my voice. On May 8, access to my official X account, followed by nearly ten million people, was blocked in Türkiye by court order. This is not only an attack on my digital freedom, but on the fundamental right of millions to access information.

According to the court decision, my posts “disrupt public order.” On the contrary: my words seek to build a just, inclusive, and democratic public order—one that respects rights, freedoms, and human dignity.

This campaign of judicial harassment will not cow me, whether it is the annulment of my university diploma or the baseless charges that attempt to link me to bribery, organized crime, or terrorism. These are not acts of justice, but of repression.

Like many journalists, writers, and public figures in our country, I now face this archaic and undemocratic method of censorship. But let it be known: these efforts will not succeed. I will raise my voice against injustice and one-man rule.

You can follow my messages through @imamoglu_int and on my Bluesky account: https://t.co/TbFSNs91Xq

My voice will not be silenced!

[CBS News @CBSNews]

World Bank halts paid advertising on X after CBS News finds its promoted ads under racist content https://t.co/2YoPPoNSI7

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

They were already banned to attend school.
Now women's voices are being silenced.
What else is next? #Taliban
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

Women in Afghanistan are being obliterated—no voice, no face, no existence. The Taliban’s latest decrees are nothing short of barbaric: women banned from singing, reciting poetry, or even speaking aloud in public. Their faces and bodies must hidden from the world.

This isn’t just an Afghanistan tragedy; it is a stain on the global conscience, brought about by our failure to act.

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

"This should alert political leaders – those that are ambitious are not only on the right side of history, they’re on the side of their people as well."
#ClimateAmbition #ClimateActionNow

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Fossil fuel industry using ‘disinformation campaign’ to slow green transition, says UN https://t.co/Z3DTnwalcS

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

A devastating heatwave in India has claimed the lives of staff working the country's election. On Saturday, 33 poll workers died from heatstroke in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

[ActionAid EU @ActionAidEU]

🔔Your vote in the upcoming EU Elections can push for more climate action by ensuring our leaders are committed to protecting the environment❗️

🗳️See you at the ballots on 6-9 June! #UseYourVote #votefutureEU

[International IDEA @Int_IDEA]

📣 More than 350 political, civil leaders, Nobel laureates & pro-democracy organisations signed an open letter ahead of the #EUelections, calling on newly elected EU leaders to defend democracy with 10 policy priorities at home and abroad. #EUDefendDemocracy ➡️ https://t.co/Dld5dLd3Ku

[Tom Moylan @moylato]

Brussels Region announced that only 12% of international residents are registered to vote for the municipals in October - a big drop from the last elections 😬

In Brussels a handful of votes can make a big difference.

Register here: https://t.co/3erEXR8nBW

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

@vdupouey So cringe especially when i saw the poster on the streets some months ago without any explanation...I am the Green transition? No, I am confused!

[RSF @RSF_inter]

🔴 #RSFIndex | In 2024, the World Press Freedom Index shows that press freedom is under threat from those who should be its guarantors – political authorities. #WorldPressFreedomDay
https://t.co/5hHMzwc8KJ

[Monica Marks @MonicaLMarks]

“Doctors in Gaza said that children, weakened by lack of food, had died from hypothermia and that several newborn babies with mothers who were undernourished had not survived for more than a few days.” https://t.co/WIEOlef2vq

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

Well done to South Africa for bringing this case to court! #Gaza

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Why is South Africa bringing a genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

@lindseyhilsum explains.

https://t.co/PI7HGI18mx

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

Oh no, #Netherlands..how could you elect this man?

[Ben Coates @bencoates1]

What does Geert Wilders actually want, in policy terms? A 🧵.

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

With the Belgians taking over the EU presidency at the start of next year, I hope for more of such stances, and actions that match these moral positions recognising the centrality of human rights and international law.
#CeasfireNOW #Gaza #EU2024BE #Belgium

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

Smaller countries don't mean smaller impact.
So proud of my adopted nationality 🇧🇪 #Belgium ! Taking a principled, moral position shows how small countries can be leaders at the international stage.
It busts the myth of the 'western' bloc being a navel-gazing homogenous behemoth.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

It’s very rare for Human Rights Watch to praise a government for getting something right.

Listen to @astroehlein explain how #Belgium is leading the way on the #Gaza crisis: https://t.co/bRhGL6hqth

[Prerna Humpal @Prernatweeter]

We have also seen this leadership from my dear #Ireland which called for a ceasefire in Gaza two days after the attack by Hamas.
Interestingly, Ireland was also the first EU country to call for a two-state solution (in 1980).