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Rwanda: Suspicious Death of Investigative Journalist

(Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should allow an effective, independent, and transparent investigation into the suspicious death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading investigative journalist and editor of the newspaper The Chronicles, Human Rights Watch said today. Ntwali was regularly threatened due to his work as a journalist exposing human rights abuses

Politician Convicted for Harming Rwanda’s Image

The conviction of a Rwandan opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example of the government’s longstanding misuse of the justice system to stifle freedom of expression and association, Human Rights Watch said today. On December 16, 2022, the High Court’s Rwamagana chamber sentenced

Déjà Vu In Front of the Tunisian Courthouse

During the long presidency of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, police largely prevented human rights associations and defenders from gathering.

AUDIO: Behind the Twitter Files Hype

In this episode, James Corbett joins Whitney Webb of Unlimited Hangout to discuss the Twitter Files phenomenon and how the hype around it is being utilized for more than meets the eye. SUPPORT OFFGUARDIAN For direct-transfer bank details click here. Read the full article at the original website References: * https:

What to Expect from the Government in 2023? More of the Same

“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.” Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher For those wondering what to expect from the government in 2023, it looks like we’re going to be in for more of the same

Where Have the Voices for Liberty Gone?

In early 2020, when American liberals wailed in unison that the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right of free assembly was a prescription for national suicide – and not one significant American civil rights organization protested. Still, almost three years later, I am dumbfounded by how rapidly a nation that

Morris: Twitter's Jim Baker Had to Be Taught that Donald Trump's 'Optimism' Was Not 'Misinformation' to Be Censored

Fed and former Deputy Counsel at Twitter, Jim Baker, had to be taught during his stint at the social media giant that “optimism” is not misinformation, according to the latest tranche of Twitter Files, reported by journalist David Zweig. The former cop turned joyless big tech censor flagged a tweet

Belarus: New Laws Target Critics in Exile

(Vilnius, December 22, 2022) – Belarusian parliament passed legislative amendments to a 2002 citizenship law that could be used to target members of the political opposition, activists, and other critics in exile, Human Rights Watch said today. The draft law, if endorsed by the president, would allow the president to strip

Russian Forces Forcibly Disappear Ukrainian Activist

(Kyiv, December 22) – Russian forces forcibly disappeared Iryna Horobtsova, a resident of Kherson, Ukraine, in May 2022, and are understood to have unlawfully transferred her to Russian-occupied Crimea, where they are holding her incommunicado, Human Rights Watch said today. Horobtsova, 37, is an IT expert. Her family says that she

The Year of the Gaslighter

Well, it has been quite a year, 2022.

DISCUSS: Mass shootings, “conspiracy theories” & free speech

This past month has seen an influx of news stories, all somehow featuring the supposed negative effects of “online misinformation”, “hate speech” and/or “conspiracy theories”. In New Zealand a few days ago, one couple had their baby placed in the care of a hospital after refusing to approve a

Hong Kong: Media Tycoon Trial a Travesty

(New York) – The authorities in Hong Kong should immediately drop the baseless charges against Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy media tycoon, and unconditionally release him and his six co-defendants, Human Rights Watch said today. Lai’s trial is scheduled to resume on December 13, 2022. Hong Kong authorities have called on

Swimming with Sharks

So, Elon Musk’s new free-speech Twitter appears to be going extremely well.