​PubKey hosts a conversation at the intersection of freedom, resilience, and technology -- examining what happens after political prisoners walk free. 

​Authoritarian regimes increasingly rely on detention to silence dissent and fracture democratic movements. But imprisonment does not end movements -- and release does not end risk.

​Former political prisoners often reenter a world where surveillance persists, networks are disrupted, and rebuilding civic life requires new tools, new alliances, and new forms of support.  

​This discussion brings together former political prisoners and family members to explore the full pathway to freedom: surviving repression, rebuilding agency, and continuing the fight for open societies. 

​Participants will share firsthand experiences navigating detention and reintegration, including how freedom technologies -- secure communications, decentralized networks, and privacy-preserving tools -- help activists reconnect, organize, and operate safely in an era of expanding digital control. 

​The event will open with a live PubKey podcast recording featuring Leopoldo López, Berta Valle, and Anaïse Kanimba.  

​Core Themes 

​Freedom Beyond Release 

​Liberation is a transition, not an endpoint -- and rebuilding leadership and movements after imprisonment requires sustained support. 

​Authoritarian Control in the Digital Age 

​How regimes use surveillance, isolation, and information control -- and how activists adapt and resist. 

​Freedom Tech in Practice 

​How secure communication, privacy tools, and decentralized systems help sustain dissent and civic coordination. 

​Resilient Communities 

​How global networks, diaspora communities, and civil society transform individual courage into durable democratic movements. 

​Featured Speakers 

​Vladimir Kara-Murza — Russian democracy leader, author, and former political prisoner 

​Leopoldo López — Venezuelan democracy leader and former political prisoner 

​Evgenia Kara-Murza — Advocate for political prisoners and democracy activist 

​Anaïse Kanimba — Human rights advocate and daughter of Paul Rusesabagina of Rwanda 

​Berta Valle — Nicaraguan democracy advocate supporting families of political prisoners 

​Lilian Tintori — Venezuelan democracy activist and human rights leader  

​Why this Conversation Matters 

​More than one million people worldwide are imprisoned for political reasons -- a number that continues to grow as authoritarian governments refine methods of repression. 

​Supporting political prisoners is not only a human rights imperative; it is central to preserving the people, knowledge, and leadership that democratic movements depend on. Understanding how freedom is sustained -- socially, politically, and technologically -- is essential to building more resilient open societies.

​This event is FREE and PUBLIC.

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