Thailand: Lao Refugee Gunned Down
(New York) – Thai authorities should immediately and impartially investigate the killing of an exiled Lao political activist, Bounsuan Kitiyano, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Vietnam: Activist Charged With “Propaganda”
(Bangkok) – A Vietnamese rights activist, Bui Tuan Lam, is scheduled to go on trial on May 25, 2023, on charges of propaganda against the state for his online criticism of the government.
UPDATE: Sucharit Bhakdi Found NOT GUILTY
Just a quick update on our story yesterday regarding the prosecution of Dr Sucharit Bhakdi:
BREAKING: Verdict for Dr.
Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish
“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.”
Ludwig von Mises
Once again, the police state is up to its old tricks, stoking tensions over whether or not the government is forced to shut down, even partially, due to a default
A Closed System
There is so much going on we don’t know about.
Angola: No Letup in Crackdown on Cabinda Activists
(Johannesburg) – The Angolan government should immediately end its longstanding crackdown on political and human rights activists in the oil-rich province of Cabinda, Human Rights Watch said today.
Since President João Lourenço took office in September 2017, Cabinda authorities have arbitrarily arrested and detained over 100 activists for engaging
Hearing Exposes 'Election Integrity Partnership' as Government Censorship Stooges
The Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), a consortium that played a critical role in censoring Americans during the 2020 and 2022 elections, took center stage in the House Homeland Security Committee’s hearing on the government’s “laundering” of censorship through NGOs and private entities.
The Committee focused on efforts by
Mailchimp Censors Senator J.D. Vance's Press Release, Blames 'Error'
The press team for Sen.J.D.
Open Letter to Twitter’s Head of Trust & Safety (and Censorship)
The following is an open letter to Ella G.
Greece Stuck at Bottom of EU on Press Freedom
For the second year in a row, Greece came last among European Union countries in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2023 World Press Freedom Index.
Human Rights Press Awards Announce 2023 Winners
(Bangkok) – Reporting on the fifth wave of Covid that engulfed Hong Kong, the Myanmar military’s abuses against the Rohingya, and human trafficking of African students by Taiwanese universities are among the winners of the 2023 Human Rights Press Awards, Human Rights Watch said today.
The awards are administered by
Joint Statement: UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue their sustained assault on human rights and freedoms, including targeting human rights activists, enacting repressive laws, and using the criminal justice system as a tool to eliminate the human rights movement.
These policies have led to the closure of civic space, severe
This Week in the New Normal #62
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. Ireland’s attack on Free speech
Last November the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences)
BBC Musk
There is a whiff of desperation in the air and it is emanating from the BBC.
Speak Your Truth: Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
George Washington
What the police state wants is a silent, compliant, oblivious citizenry. What the First Amendment affirms is an engaged citizenry that speaks truth to power using whatever peaceful