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South Korea: Reject Amendments to Press Law

(Seoul) - South Korea’s National Assembly should reject proposed amendments to the law on media arbitration that would undermine media freedom and freedom of expression, Article 19, Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet, Open Net Association, and Human Rights Watch said today in letters to President Moon Jae-in , National Assembly members,

Russia: Broad Facial Recognition Use Undermines Rights

(Moscow) – Russian authorities continue expanding their use of facial recognition technology across the country, with no regulation, oversight, or data protection and against the backdrop of misidentification reports, Human Rights Watch said today. Their unregulated use of the technology has serious implications for human rights and fundamental freedoms and has

Massive Lies About Nobel Prize Winning Treatment

In recent days, another big, fat lie has been allowed to circulate unchecked and unverified in headlines across the media landscape regarding Ivermectin.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Bill Fighting Social Media Censorship

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott (R) has signed a bill into law aimed at stopping social media companies from censoring their users on the basis of their political viewpoints.

Two Preachers in Indonesia Charged with Blasphemy

Indonesian National Police have separately arrested and detained two clergymen on blasphemy charges.

Researcher on Xinjiang Crimes Banned in Kazakhstan

Kazakh authorities have banned a Russian-American researcher from the country for five years in apparent efforts to stymy his work documenting abuses of ethnic minorities in neighboring China, Human Rights Watch said today.

Twitter Suspends J.D. Vance Campaign Account

Twitter has suspended the official press account of J.D.Vance, a contender in the Republican primary for Ohio’s Senate race in the midterm elections.

The Revolving Door of Persecution in Crimea

In today’s Crimea, to be a member of the Crimean Tatar community is to be a target for the authorities.

Report: Amazon Plans to Censor More Sites from Cloud Hosting

Reuters reports that tech and e-commerce giant Amazon plans to take a more active approach to censoring what it considers rule violating content from its cloud hosting service.

Texas Bill Aimed at Big Tech Censorship Likely to Pass

After being halted by Democrat lawmakers’ boycott of the state legislature earlier this year, a bill aimed at reining in Big Tech censorship introduced by Republican lawmakers in Texas looks set to pass. The bill declares that “social media platforms function as common carriers, are affected with a public interest,