Natasha Schmidt

Editor and journalist with focus on human rights and free speech. Views are mine.

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of #BrianGlanville, a renowned football writer and novelist. In honour of his life, we revisit his piece for Index on covering the Tlatelolco Massacre during the Olympics in Mexico City in 1968:
https://t.co/8KJSQIh9LX

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

RT @article19org: Four years after Belarus's fraudulent elections, the fight for rights continues. Belarusians remain resilient in their st…

[Massive Attack @MassiveAttackUK]

Georgia. #ProtectTheProtest

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

Some key points to remember as we absorb the results of the EU elections.

What the EU must do to promote freedom of expression. https://t.co/q5uisbXQpL

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

So that's that. The Rwanda asylum project is essentially over. First flights will go off after the election IF the Conservatives win, and not a single poll predicts that. One of the stupidest policies ever dreamt up by a British govt just imploded. 1/2 https://t.co/kem4Mfj2dp

[RSF @RSF_inter]

After banning @AlJazeera, #Israel goes after @AP. RSF denounces the seizure of a news agency's camera and the shut down of a live feed showing a view of #Gaza, on the pretext that these images are supplied to @AlJazeera, among other media.
This is outrageous censorship.

[IranWire @IranWireEnglish]

For Toomaj Salehi

#toomajsalehi #factchecking #Iran

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

Sometimes it’s time to pick up books my mother owned.

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

On International Women's Day, my thoughts are with the many women in jail for standing up and reporting on human rights – Narges Mohammadi, Aslu Kermasheva, Irina Zlobina and so many others. Thank you.

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

I told myself I'd try to post occasionally, and try, where I can, to make it positive.

This will come as no surprise but I loved this:

https://t.co/om5o90yj3E

[ARTICLE 19 @article19org]

Palestinian journalists Hamza Al-Dahdouh & Mustafa Thuraya were killed and another was injured during an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in #Gaza.

ARTICLE 19 joins #PressFreedom groups in calling for an investigation into whether they were targeted. https://t.co/VhKNQMgVTV

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

Dark times, still, and ongoing.

And yet I giggled when the US expert interviewed on Radio 4 pronounced Houthis as "Hooties". Do we think he was a Hootie & the Blowfish fan?

I know everyone's always mispronouncing stuff, especially Americans and Brits. But it was funny.

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

Totally agree with this. New year in Spring! But for now, in January, I will try, try to forge ahead with new energy.

[Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی @arash_tehran]

Western New Year honestly makes no sense. Like yay, it's January 1, let's go through three months of winter now :/

Why don't we adopt SPRING as the New Year like Iranians, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.?

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

@RachelCDailey Peg is pretty good. And we have Jones, the female lurcher.

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

@lukefinleyedit @RachelCDailey oh yes, I am gonna aim for it! Happy New Year.

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

I am going to try to post more. And I am going to aim for happiness. Let's see how it goes.

Ramblings wrap-up shows I'm getting old, but also that I'm a softie human.

Nowt wrong with that. https://t.co/nWmV5bwaqC

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

@lukefinleyedit @RachelCDailey This made me smile a lot. Thank you

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

Dare we hope for some good news??#PolandElection 🤞

[Caroline Hawley @carolinehawley]

18 months after he'd been put back in jail after thinking he'd been released as part of the deal that brought Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home, Morad Tahbaz and his wife, Vida (who had a travel ban imposed on her) are on a plane out of Iran.

https://t.co/d0lQCV96fI

[Natasha Schmidt @tasheschmidt]

Revolutionary Guards Deploys Heavily Armed Forces in Saqqez https://t.co/egsiflQ8fh via @iranwire.com #MahsaAmini