Bangladesh authorities made a series of new arrests in their crackdown on the right to free speech, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Critics and Rights’ Activists Continues
Today marks the first anniversary of the arrests of several prominent women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, a year of human rights in the Kingdom.
Another Russian Journalist Dies After Falling From Window
A promising journalist for an online feminist magazine has died at age 25 after falling from an eighth-floor apartment window.
One-Third Of The World Living In ‘Autocratising’ Countries
Numbers living under autocratic systems have risen to 1990 levels, no time to sound democracy’s death knell, writes a major international research project.
China’s Effort to Silence the Sound of Uyghur Language
In the Chinese Communist Party’s drive to erase markers of Uyghur identity, the Uyghur language is a target because it is a Turkic language.
VIDEO: How Sausages And Donkeys Get Australians Out To Vote
More than 90% of eligible Australians are expected to vote in the election on 18 May – because it’s one of the few countries to have compulsory voting.
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir Must Face Justice For Recent And Past Crimes
Following the announcement by Sudan’s Public Prosecutor that he will charge former president Omar al-Bashir with the recent killing of protestors.
At Least 8 Iranian Labor Activists Detained Since May Day
Iranian authorities are holding at least eight activists and journalists arrested during a Labor Day protest on May 1, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today.
Uzbekistan Opens Web to BBC, VOA, Amnesty International
Ex-Soviet republic Uzbekistan unblocked a dozen news and rights websites known for critical coverage of the Central Asian country.
India Women Voters Tackle Gender Gap
They occupy only 25 per cent of the work force, less than 12 per cent of parliamentary seats, a backseat in many homes dominated by patriarchal voices.