{"id":52242,"date":"2025-03-25T06:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=52242"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:48:00","slug":"the-humanity-behind-roger-ver-free-him-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/25\/the-humanity-behind-roger-ver-free-him-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Humanity Behind Roger Ver: Free Him Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">This week, something powerful happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A group of individuals \u2013 mothers, educators, athletes, community leaders \u2013 stepped forward to share how <em>Roger Ver<\/em> changed their lives. Not because he asked them to. Not for recognition. But because the time has come to tell the truth.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vXmq5TSW04A?si=UbN0tVhGPUyjYXJI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>They came forward to speak about the man they know. A quiet philanthropist. A force for good.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">From disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey to rebuilding communities in Antigua\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">From funding a nonprofit school on the brink of closure to supporting women&#8217;s tech education in Nigeria\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">From paying for a life-changing surgery to helping a grieving family stay afloat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As one of the early supporters of <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinnotbombs.com\/\">Bitcoin Not Bombs<\/a>,\u00a0 Roger was a major donor and booster to Antiwar.com for many years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Roger Ver was there. Privately. Humbly. Without fanfare or expectation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cHe didn\u2019t ask for anything in return,\u201d one individual shared. \u201cNo one even knew it was him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But now, these voices are rising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Not to praise a public figure \u2013 but to defend a friend, a mentor, a humanitarian whose actions have spoken far louder than his name ever could.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As supporters of justice, innovation, and human decency, we owe it to Roger to make sure these stories are heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Please watch, share, and stand with us as we continue the fight to bring Roger home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a1e0.engage.squarespace-mail.com\/r?m=67e2b727747d38069ff63219&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freerogernow.org%3Fss_source%3Dsscampaigns%26ss_campaign_id%3D67e213d3a2932c2c5758c51e%26ss_email_id%3D67e2b727747d38069ff63219%26ss_campaign_name%3DThey%2BCame%2BForward%253A%2BThe%2BUntold%2BStories%2Bof%2BRoger%2BVer%25E2%2580%2599s%2BQuiet%2BImpact%26ss_campaign_sent_date%3D2025-03-25T14%253A03%253A07Z&amp;w=664190ec4f81737a176deacf&amp;c=b_67e213d3a2932c2c5758c51e&amp;l=en-US&amp;s=y_LM3DHsFKJVw5mh69fSAmmZCys%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">www.FreeRogerNow.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, something powerful happened. A group of individuals \u2013 mothers, educators, athletes, community leaders \u2013 stepped forward to share how Roger Ver changed their lives. Not because he asked them to. Not for recognition. But because the time has come to tell the truth. They came forward to speak about the man they know. 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