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Uzbekistan: Opponents Barred from Presidential Ballot

(Berlin) – Uzbek authorities have ramped up restrictions on media freedoms and kept opposition candidates off the ballot for the presidential election scheduled for October 24, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. In releasing a question-and-answer document about the elections and human rights in Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch expressed concern that

Nobel Peace Laureates are not Only Journalists – They are Champions of Democracy

The Norwegian Nobel committee’s decision to award its Peace Prize to the journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia is a shot in the arm for the countless journalists who’ve been fired at, sued, attacked and savagely trolled in their line of work around

Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues

(Washington, DC) – Facebook has wrongfully removed and suppressed content by Palestinians and their supporters, including about human rights abuses carried out in Israel and Palestine during the May 2021 hostilities. The company’s acknowledgment of errors and attempts to correct some of them are insufficient and do not address the

Bokhari: This Facebook Whistleblower Wants More Censorship, Not Less

A Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, is set to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee tomorrow.

Report: Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Censors on Behalf of Chinese Communists

LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned business and employment social media platform, has blocked the account of an Axios reporter in China because it contains alleged “prohibited content.” “I woke up this morning to discover that LinkedIn had blocked my profile in China,” said Axios reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian in a tweet. Microsoft CEO

Afghanistan: Taliban Severely Restrict Media

(New York) – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have imposed wide-ranging restrictions on media and free speech that are already stifling criticism and dissent, Human Rights Watch said today.

Why FDA Warned Dr. Mercola to Stop Writing About Vitamin D

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) launched a social media campaign to put an end to Mercola.com. CSPI admitted they pressured the FDA to issue me a warning letter to stop writing about nutritional products that can lower your risk of respiratory infections such as COVID-19

Cameroon: Repression Marks Crackdown Anniversary

(Dakar) – Cameroon’s authorities should ensure accountability for their security forces’ crackdown on opposition leaders, supporters, and peaceful protesters in September 2020, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. They should immediately and unconditionally release all those held for expressing their political views or for exercising their right to

Fear Destroys Freedom

In a Wall Street Journal essay, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urges readers not to trust “the elites,” pointing out that “Influential people in public health, government and the media” have “failed to rise to the moment”