Elon Musk addressed a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 17, 2024. During a live-streamed interview at a Las Vegas event on his social media platform X, Musk announced that a third individual has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, which is among several organizations working to link the nervous system with machines. Musk stated, “We’ve got three humans with Neuralinks, and all are functioning well.” He noted that since the first brain implant was performed about a year ago, the company has improved the devices by increasing the number of electrodes, enhancing bandwidth, and extending battery life. He also mentioned that Neuralink aims to implant experimental devices in an additional 20 to 30 individuals this year. While Musk did not share specifics about the latest recipient, he provided updates on the previous patients. The second recipie...
World's Longest Arbitrarily Detained Journalist wins
The Edelstam PrizeThe Edelstam Prize 2024 is awarded to Mr. Dawit Isaak for his outstanding contributions and exceptional courage in standing up for freedom of expression, one's beliefs, and in the defence of Human Rights. The prize will be awarded during a ceremony at the House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19th November 2024. As Dawit Isaak still remains a prisoner of conscience and the longest-held journalist in the world, he cannot be present but his daughter, Betlehem Isaak.f.After Eritrea gained independence in 1993, Dawit Isaak, in spite of having received Swedish citizenship in the decided to return to Eritrea to help rebuild his homeland. He became an editor of Setit, Eritrea's first independent newspaper, which criticized the government and advocated for human rights and democracy. His work led the government to harass and threaten him with continued interrogations. However, he continued his advocacy, beyond his personal interest, for the principles of human rights and democracy. He did not give up, and for being a courageous journalist daring to publish open letters calling for democratic reform in Setit, he ended up being arbitrarily arrested in 2001.
He has been held incommunicado without trial, and denied access to family, consular assistance, and the right to legal counsel – effectiing an enforced disappearance – during a crackdown where ten other independent journalists were arrested in September 2001 together with eleven reformist politicians, members of the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki's government, known as the G 15, urging the government to hold open elections and implement a newly drafted Constitution. Dawit Isaak went on writing about human rights, open and free elections, and criticizing the government for not providing free elections. He continued to influence the Eritrean people to care about their fundamental rights. Today, Dawit Isaak is still in unlawful detention and is considered to be one of the world's longest continuously detained journalists. He has been held in prison since 2001 without a trial, he has not been charged with a crime, and he has not been permitted to talk to his lawyer.
Amnesty International has listed Dawit Isaak as a prisoner of conscience. The Edelstam Foundation calls on the international community to act, since the Eritrean and Swedish governments are failing to protect their own citizen, Mr. Dawit Isaak, in a humanitarian, security, and human rights perspective, and are not fulfilling their obligations under international law. Further, the Edelstam Foundation respectfully asks the authorities of the State of Eritrea to free Dawit Isaak together with other still imprisoned journalists and members of the G-15, and in any case, to immediately reveal Dawit Isaak's whereabouts, and to respect without delay his right to be visited and assisted by a lawyer and by Swedish Consular authorities.
The Edelstam Prize
The Edelstam Prize is a Sweden-based international monetary award, administrated by the Harald Edelstam Foundation. The Edelstam Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions and exceptional courage in standing up for one's beliefs in the Defence of Human Rights. The Edelstam Prize is named after, and awarded in memory of, the Swedish diplomat and Ambassador, Harald Edelstam (1913-1989). Harald Edelstam distinguished himself as a diplomat by his professional competence, his bravery, and his civic courage in the fight for Human Rights. His memorable acts contributed to saving more than a thousand lives.
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