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Afghanistan: Vice President Threatens Those Reporting Civilian Deaths

(New York) – Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has ordered the arrest of the individual who reported civilian casualties from an Afghan government airstrike on October 22, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. The Afghan air force struck a mosque school in Takhar province, killing at least 12 children and wounding

Thailand: Outspoken TV Channel Banned

(Bangkok) – The Thai government’s shutdown of the outspoken Voice TV channel misuses Thailand’s emergency decree to censor the media, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 20, 2020, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society announced at a news conference that the government had obtained a court order

Inappropriate Pics of Children On Hunter Biden’s Laptop Deemed Fake News

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani has been outspoken about inappropriate pictures and messages of children that have supposedly been found on Hunter Biden's laptop.

When Will Iraq Start Protecting Journalists?

A well-known TV station in Baghdad was torched by protesters after it broadcast a music concert during Ashura, a Shia holy day which was underway at the time.

World Doctors Alliance: “We Do Not Have A Medical Pandemic.” Fake News?

Formed under the “Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee,” an alliance of hundreds of doctors and scientists, the "World Doctors Alliance recently held a press conference sharing their views about the coronavirus. Why are tens of thousands of doctors and scientists all over the world being ridiculed and in many cases censored

Japan: Raise Rights on Trip to Vietnam, Indonesia

(Tokyo) – Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, should press the governments of Vietnam and Indonesia to improve their deteriorating human rights records during his visit to the two countries, Human Rights Watch said today. Suga will visit Vietnam and Indonesia on his first foreign trip as prime minister, scheduled

Thailand: Water Cannon Used Against Peaceful Activists

(Bangkok) – Thai police unnecessarily used water cannon against peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on October 16, 2020, in violation of international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities acted under state of emergency powers declared the previous day, which allows the security forces to commit abuses with

Twitter, Biden and the New York Post – Social Media Censorship Kicks up a Gear

Yesterday, the New York Post published several articles claiming to show evidence of corruption on the part of Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The charges are varied but not really surprising. One article claims Hunter introduced his father to a Ukrainian energy magnate who asked the family to use

Twitter, Biden and the New York Post

Social Media Censorship Kicks up a Gear Major internet companies now claim the power to block any media they want on a totally ad hoc basis.

Twitter, Biden and the New York Post – Social Media Censorship Kicks up a Gear Major internet companies now claim the power to block any media they want on a totally ad hoc basis

Yesterday, the New York Post published several articles claiming to show evidence of corruption on the part of Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The charges are varied but not really surprising. One article claims Hunter introduced his father to a Ukrainian energy magnate who asked the family to use

Myanmar: Election Fundamentally Flawed

(Bangkok) – Myanmar’s electoral process is undermined by systemic problems and rights abuses that will deprive people of their right to fairly elect their government, Human Rights Watch said today.

Russian Journalist Commits Suicide After Years of Harassment

Journalist and publisher Irina Slavina (Murakhtayeva) died after setting herself on fire on October 2, a day after a police raid on her apartment and following years of harassment by Russian authorities and others. Slavina ran Koza Press, an independent online outlet. Just before killing herself in front of the

Twitter is Blocking Access to OffG’s Content

Twitter is blocking all links to OffG with an incredibly vague and highly dishonest “warning”, they have been doing it for weeks and we have never received any notice or explanation. It is a blatant attempt at censorship, and it needs to stop. Any of you who follow us on

Is evidence masks don’t work being purged from the internet?

Image credit: Jialun Deng The dentistry journal Oral Health Group has removed a research paper from its website which found masks do not work to halt the spread of disease. They claim the paper is “no longer relevant in the current climate”. The article – “Why Face Masks Don’t Work: