Sweden – The Edelstam Foundation, April 30, 2025
“JUSTICE WALL” IN LONDON CALLS ON THE WORLD TO SAY HIS NAME: DAWIT ISAAK
On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, Human Rights Solidarity, a London- based organization committed to defending civil liberties and free expression, will host a public demonstration on Friday, 2 May, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM outside The Guardian headquarters at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. The event, open to media, NGOs, rights groups, and the public, will spotlight one of the gravest injustices in modern media history: the prolonged imprisonment of Mr. Dawit Isaak — a Swedish-Eritrean journalist, playwright, and father who has been held incommunicado in Eritrea for 24 years, without charge, trial, or access to a lawyer.
The initiative is co-sponsored by the Edelstam Foundation, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), Eritrea Focus, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI).
The event is published on UNESCO’s list of celebrations around the world: Celebrations around the world: https://www.unesco.org/en/days/press-freedom-2025/around-world
At the heart of the demonstration stands the “Justice Wall” — a powerful five-meter-long banner honoring 11 imprisoned journalists from around the world. At its center: Dawit Isaak, the world’s longest- imprisoned journalist, detained for his unwavering belief in truth and freedom. “He is not just Eritrea’s prisoner. He is the world’s responsibility.”
