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YARN is a youth-led campaign, supported by Amnesty international to empower young people to drive the change they wish to see in terms of freedom of expression.

It is oppression to illegally arrest and detain Dele Farotimi for conveying his opinion and perspective through his writ...
20/12/2024

It is oppression to illegally arrest and detain Dele Farotimi for conveying his opinion and perspective through his writings.

We must continue to demand uphold utmost respect and compliance with the law on freedom of expression.

To YARN no be crime at all.

Sign the petition for Freedom of Expression The right of young people to freedom of expression in Nigeria is threatened....
20/10/2024

Sign the petition for Freedom of Expression

The right of young people to freedom of expression in Nigeria is threatened. A lot of young Nigerians have come attacks, ranging from threats to arrests, illegal detention, and harassment, for simply expressing their opinions online.

The authorities have made attempts to restrict freedom of expression on social media. An example is the Anti-Social Media Bill, formally known as the  “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill”, which was introduced by the Nigerian Senate in November 2019 and still lingering, disguising under different stringent bills till date.

The authorities continue to make arguments in support of restricting freedom of expression online. Without the protection of the right to freedom of expression online, we are all at risk. Question or criticize the authorities online, and you could find yourself arrested and jailed. 
We need to act now. As young Nigerians, we must stand together and ensure that the right to express ourselves online is protected without criminalization. 

These attempts have not stopped, why should we stop?

Join us, sign the petition -
https://www.amnesty.org.ng/stop-the-criminalization-of-freedom-of-expression/

Your petition will get to the presidency





Sign the petition for Freedom of Expression The right of young people to freedom of expression in Nigeria is threatened....
20/10/2024

Sign the petition for Freedom of Expression

The right of young people to freedom of expression in Nigeria is threatened. A lot of young Nigerians have come attacks, ranging from threats to arrests, illegal detention, and harassment, for simply expressing their opinions online.

The authorities have made attempts to restrict freedom of expression on social media. An example is the Anti-Social Media Bill, formally known as the “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill”, which was introduced by the Nigerian Senate in November 2019 and still lingering, disguising under different stringent bills till date.

The authorities continue to make arguments in support of restricting freedom of expression online. Without the protection of the right to freedom of expression online, we are all at risk. Question or criticize the authorities online, and you could find yourself arrested and jailed.
We need to act now. As young Nigerians, we must stand together and ensure that the right to express ourselves online is protected without criminalization.

These attempts have not stopped, why should we stop?

Join us, sign the petition -
https://www.amnesty.org.ng/stop-the-criminalization-of-freedom-of-expression/

Your petition will get to the presidency





It’s Pidom today, it’s the rest of us tomorrow.
03/09/2024

It’s Pidom today, it’s the rest of us tomorrow.

whistle blowing is not a crime. Fight the crime and not the whistleblower. Do not repress free speech, do not arrest...
03/09/2024

whistle blowing is not a crime. Fight the crime and not the whistleblower. Do not repress free speech, do not arrest journalists, do not suppress their voices, do not stiffle the press. To YARN no be crime.

Find the words written in black and read them. You see how stressful it feels to read dark words in a dark space? We mus...
03/09/2024

Find the words written in black and read them. You see how stressful it feels to read dark words in a dark space? We must make free speech free and less stressful for young people in Nigeria. Light is a possibility, but we must all stand together to demand that people are allowed to freely express themselves without fear of being thrown in the dark. Proposing prison sentence for people who express their rights through free speech or protest has no place in our democracy.

We at YARN joins Amnesty International to Protect the Protest. If the government does the will of the people, which is w...
03/09/2024

We at YARN joins Amnesty International to Protect the Protest. If the government does the will of the people, which is what social contract entails, then there will be no need for protests. But until then, we must protect the protest.

Any attempt to stifle free speech is an attempt against fundamental human rights. The Nigerian government must halt ever...
03/09/2024

Any attempt to stifle free speech is an attempt against fundamental human rights. The Nigerian government must halt every attempt to constitutionally make freedom of expression and association a punishable offense. Drop the bill immediately.
Free speech must be free.

Any attempt to stifle free speech as an attempt against fundamental human rights. The Nigerian government must halt ever...
03/09/2024

Any attempt to stifle free speech as an attempt against fundamental human rights. The Nigerian government must halt every attempt to constitutionally make freedom of expression and association a punishable offense. Drop the bill immediately.
Free speech must be free.

Young people in Nigeria who come together to express their opinions about the state of the nation have only exercised th...
03/09/2024

Young people in Nigeria who come together to express their opinions about the state of the nation have only exercised their fundamental human rights. This right is natural, cannot be taken away from them, and must be without any form of repression and victimization.

Freedom of speech, freedom to express opinions, is a fundamental right and no one should be victimized for it. The gover...
23/08/2024

Freedom of speech, freedom to express opinions, is a fundamental right and no one should be victimized for it. The government must ensure that PIDOM is freed immediately!


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