Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law aimed at granting the government more power to suppress dissent. The Safeguarding National Security Bill is set to take effect on Saturday. Critics fear the law will further erode civil liberties guaranteed
Over the years, Russia under Vladimir Putin evolved from tolerating dissent to forcefully suppressing it, with arrests, trials and long prison terms becoming commonplace. The Kremlin now targets political opponents, rights groups and independent media aiming to suppress any independent expression about
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically-driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent, the country’s leading human rights group said Monday. The Viasna human rights center said that
Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for challenging President Vladimir Putin. “You’re not allowed to give up,” he told a documentary maker. “If they decide to kill me, it means we are incredibly
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rights group on Thursday reported dozens more home raids and arrests across Belarus in the latest intensification of a years-long crackdown on dissent in the country of 9.5 million people. The Viasna human rights center said it
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A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his professional work covering protests, the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on dissent. Photojournalist Alyaksandr Zyankou faces up to six years in prison if convicted on charges of “participation
In a significant development highlighting the intensifying crackdown on dissent within Saudi Arabia, a man has been sentenced to death for his activities on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and his presence on YouTube. The move is part of a
Egypt’s new Free Current coalition spoke out against President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s government Monday in a rare act of dissent. Egypt has detained thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and other unfavored political operatives since el-Sissi’s 2013 ascension to power. The el-Sissi government’s
Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist who has written for the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists. The Belarusian Association of Journalists said Ihar Karnei,