Russia: With War, Censorship Reaches New Heights
Russian authorities have threatened to fine or block 10 Russian independent media outlets if they do not delete publications about the war in Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Turkey: Human Rights Defender on Trial
(Istanbul) – The prosecution of a human rights defender demonstrates the Erdoğan government’s policy of bringing baseless criminal charges against people involved in legitimate and peaceful civil society activities, Human Rights Watch said today. Öztürk Türkdoğan, co-chair of the Human Rights Association, Turkey’s oldest
Conservative Web Host: We Will Never Ban Customers for Legal Speech
Christopher Bedford is on the front lines when it comes to fighting Big Tech and left-wing organizations’ online efforts to censure and even erase conservative voices.
Vietnam: Activists’ Movements Blocked
(Bangkok) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Tanzania Ends Ban of Four Newspapers
Tanzania’s Minister for Information, Nape Nnauye, said in a recent meeting with editors that the government has lifted the ban on the Mseto, Mawio, Mwanahalisi, and Tanzania Daima newspapers.
Twitter Misses Targets for Revenue, Profits, User Growth Under Censor-Happy CEO
Twitter posted its first earnings report since appointing its new censorship-happy CEO, Parag Agrawal, and missed analyst estimates on earnings, revenue, and user growth.
Sen. Blackburn Sounds Alarm on Biden FCC Pick Gigi Sohn: 'Dishonest,' 'Radical Nominee'
Sen.Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned one of Joe Biden’s more controversial nominees on the eve of her second Senate hearing, Gigi Sohn, who has been nominated to serve a five-year term at the FCC.
Moscow Plays a Weak Hand on Lawlessness in Chechnya
Russia is a country where thousands are detained at peaceful demonstrations and even single-person picketers are thrown behind bars — all in the name of public safety and even public health.
Kazakhstan: Set Independent Inquiry into January Events
(Berlin) – The Kazakhstan government should invite international experts to join its domestic investigative efforts into serious human rights violations during the January 2022 protests and violence to ensure that the results are seen as credible, Human Rights Watch said today.
The statement followed a meeting between Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Kazakhstan’s
This Week in the New Normal #22
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. …what the Guardian means by “admitting mistakes”
The worst article we read this week was in The Guardian, it
DC March to Defeat the Mandates
An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a “Defeat the Mandates” rally.
Turkey: Council of Europe Votes for Infringement Process
(Istanbul) – The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ vote on February 2, 2022 to begin infringement proceedings against Turkey is an important step to support human rights protection in Turkey and uphold the international human rights framework, Human Rights Watch said today.
The resolution concerns Turkey’s failure over the
Kazakhstan: Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested, Beaten
(Berlin) – Kazakhstan security forces have arbitrarily arrested peaceful protesters and others, ill-treated and tortured some detainees, and interfered with detainees’ access to lawyers following nationwide protests in early January 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch received credible reports of dozens of cases in which police arbitrarily detained
Uzbek Blogger Jailed for Facebook Post
A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced a Muslim blogger to seven and a half years in prison for something many people do every day: posting an innocuous message on Facebook.
Planet Lockdown Documentary
Planet Lockdown is a documentary on the situation the world finds itself in. We spoke to some of the brightest and bravest minds in the world including epidemiologists, scientists, doctors lawyers and a prince.