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Tunisia: Police Use Violent Tactics to Quash Protests

(Tunis) – Police in several Tunisian governorates appear to have responded to social justice protests in recent weeks with excessive force at times, leaving one man dead and arresting hundreds, including many minors, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should conduct an urgent and transparent investigation into the death of

India: Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged

(New York) – Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi on January 26, 2021 are facing baseless criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said today.

Proposed Pakistan Law Seeks Greater Control of Media

As part of its crackdown on freedom of expression, the Pakistani government is seeking sweeping new powers to control the media.

Vietnam: Crackdown Ahead of Party Congress

(Bangkok) – The Vietnamese government’s crackdown on dissidents has been unrelenting prior to the major Communist Party Congress set to begin on January 25, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today.

Malaysia: Urgently Revise Emergency Ordinance

(Bangkok) – Malaysia’s recently announced Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance is overly broad and should urgently be revised to meet international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The ordinance, announced on January 14, 2021, provides Malaysia’s military with police powers, allows the forced confiscation of property with no

Raskolnikov’s Dream Come True

Marian Marsh & Peter Lorre in “Crime and Punishment” (Columbia, 1935) Something is happening here, But you don’t know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones? Bob Dylan, Ballad of A Thin Man Something is happening here, But you don’t know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones? It’

Vietnam: Rights Violations Intensify

(New York, January 13, 2021) – Vietnamese authorities increased restrictions on basic political and civil rights in 2020, especially freedom of expression and association, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. The tightening of restrictions on free expression appears to be linked to the National Congress of the

Thailand: Rights Crisis Rapidly Worsens

(New York, January 13, 2021) – Thailand’s government in 2020 escalated its repression of basic rights in the face of a growing, youth-led democracy movement demanding political and constitutional reforms, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. Protests that started on July 18 soon spread across the

Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Killings Rise During Pandemic

(Manila, January 13, 2021) – The Philippine government’s “drug war” killings intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as did unnecessary arrests during lockdowns, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. Attacks by the police, military, and unidentified gunmen on leftist activists, community and Indigenous leaders, human

Are You Ready for Total (Ideological) War?

So, welcome to 2021! If last week was any indication, it is going to be quite an exciting year.

Uzbekistan: Registration Barriers for Independent Groups

(Berlin) – Uzbek authorities are severely hindering the work of independent nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with excessive and burdensome registration requirements, violating their right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said today. Uzbekistan has carried out some human rights reforms in recent years under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. But the government has

“Careless Talk Costs Lives” – Fresh Calls To Silence Pandemic Skepticism

Througout 2020, there has regularly been claimed to be a Left-biased pandemic zealotry in operation.