The Hug of the Smug

When you grow older it is almost arduous trying to remember what once was.

Kyrgyzstan: Activist Held for Opposing Flag Change

(Berlin, December 22, 2023) – Kyrgyz authorities have brought a criminal case against an activist and blogger, Aftandil Jorobekov, after he publicly opposed and called for protests against the government’s proposal to alter the country’s flag, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges, which include calling for mass unrest,

Bah Humbug: The Police State Wants Us To Be a Nation of Snowflakes

“This boy is Ignorance.

What We Are Not Allowed to Say

Censorship imperils cultures and civilization.

Bangladesh: UN Rights Review Amid Violent Crackdown

(Geneva) – The Bangladesh government should seriously respond to concerns regarding grave abuses and the crackdown on civil society raised by member states on November 13, 2023, during Bangladesh’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Human Rights Watch said today. The review took place amid a violent ongoing crackdown by Bangladesh security