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Dr Yvonne Ridley

Dr Yvonne Ridley is Secretary General of the European Muslim League in Milan, political leader of the Workers Party in Scotland and a respected journalist and author. Her own podcast Yvonne Ridley is Bad Company focuses on victims of global injustices. She has agreed to work as a regular columnist for Parrhesia News. Her social media account on X is: @yvonneridley.
She made international headlines in october 2001 when she was released after being held hostage by the Taliban for 11 days. After her ordeal she shocked the world by saying she was: "treated with respect and courtesy" by her captors, adding later: "Who knew telling the truth would cause so much outrage."

5 articles

A crowd of Imran Khan supporters marching through Leicester Square in London with flags and placards.

PoliticsParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

Make Way for the Young Cockroaches: The Generation That Could Set Imran Khan Free

They were dismissed, mocked and pushed aside. But across Asia a new generation is refusing to crawl away. They may be chaotic, angry and unpredictable — but they are proving one thing: power cannot crush what it cannot control, writes Dr Yvonne Ridley.

Dr Yvonne Ridley · 2d ago

A demonstrator mourning Hind Rajab at a Palestine solidarity protest in Lisbon.

WorldParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

When Earthly Courts Fail: The Divine Ledger Facing the Captors of Anne Frank and Hind Rajab

Dr Yvonne Ridley reflects on Anne Frank and Hind Rajab, the endurance of their voices, and the question of justice when those accused of destroying innocent lives evade earthly courts.

Dr Yvonne Ridley · 7d ago

PoliticsParrhesia Exclusive

The Digital Iron Curtain: How Kuwait’s Emir is Erasing and Silencing His Own People

Dr Yvonne Ridley argues that Kuwait is facing a deepening crisis of citizenship, digital censorship and democratic collapse under Emir Sheikh Meshal Ahmad al-Sabah.

Dr Yvonne Ridley · 16d ago

MONUSCO's Pakistani Female Engagement Team in Uvira and Sange, Democratic Republic of the Congo

OpinionFeature

The Red Suit Rebellion: How a Lone Fan Exposed the Modern Genocide Our Heroes Died Trying to Stop

Dr Yvonne Ridley reveals why the silent scream of a Congolese superfan connects a multi-billion-dollar sports scandal directly to the ultimate sacrifice of Pakistan’s bravest UN peacekeepers.

Dr Yvonne Ridley · 31d ago

OpinionParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

The House of Cards in Rawalpindi: Why Pakistan’s Judicial Overreach is an International Own Goal

Pakistan’s judicial overreach in Rawalpindi risks damaging the country’s institutions, international credibility and rule-of-law reputation.

Dr Yvonne Ridley · 38d ago