Gui Minhai is a Hong Kong-based bookseller who has been arrested for the second time in two years
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New NGO Law Has Devastated Russian Civil Society Groups
Russia tightened its so-called “foreign agent” law last month to target overseas media operating in the country. It means the government can require media outlets to state that they are “foreign agents.” They also have to submit to intensive scrutiny of staffing and financing. Voice of America is among the media organizations to receive such […]
From mediator to mobiliser: The Catholic Church in DR Congo
After having played a mediating role in DR Congo’s political crisis, the Catholic Church is now defying Kinshasa
Burma Court to Rule on Fate of Detained Reuters Journalists
A Myanmar court will decide next week the fate of two Reuters journalists arrested and charged with violating the country’s Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, appeared in court Tuesday, nearly six weeks after their arrest and two weeks after being charged. The two face 14 years in prison for […]
The Benefits of the Nigerian Presidential System of Elections
Nigeria’s borrowed presidential constitution has revealed greater potential for unity and stability than the erstwhile parliamentary system
Kenyan Women Protest in Push For Constitutional Gender Rule
Hundreds of women marched through Nairobi on Monday to protest the president’s failure to name women to at least one-third of government positions, as Kenya’s constitution requires. Two weeks ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled a Cabinet shakeup, naming nine people for high-ranking government positions. Not one of the nominees was a woman. The president also […]
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong released on bail
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was released on bail Tuesday pending appeal against a jail term over pro-democracy protests. Wong was jailed for three months last week, the second time he has received a prison sentence for his involvement in the Umbrella Movement. Campaigners fear political debate in the semi-autonomous city is being shut down […]
Are Facebook and social media good for democracy?
Facebook warned on Monday that it could offer no assurance that social media was on balance good for democracy
South Africa’s ruling ANC confirms discussing Zuma exit
South Africa’s ruling ANC party confirmed Monday that discussions were underway on President Jacob Zuma leaving office, but said no date for his departure had yet been agreed. Zuma has been under growing pressure to resign since he was replaced as head of the African National Congress in December by his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa. The […]
Concern raised over safety of missing Iranian hijab protester
A renowned Iranian lawyer raised concern on Monday over the fate of a woman she said was arrested for posing without a headscarf in Tehran in an image that went viral around the world. The woman has not been seen in public since she stood on a pillar box on one of the city’s busiest […]