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Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to news of the death of Tinashe Chitsunge, an opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist in Harare on Thursday, allegedly at the hands of ruling ZANU-PF supporters, Khanyo Farisè, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Southern Africa, said: “The fatal attack on Tinashe...
August 4, 2023
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Russia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to the news that Aleksei Navalny, a prisoner of conscience and a leading figure in Russia’s political opposition movement, has been sentenced to 19 years in a penal colony on trumped-up “extremism”-related charges, adding at least 10 years to his current 9-year prison term, Marie...
August 4, 2023
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Egypt
Freedom of Association
Anas al-Beltagy, who has been denied any contact with his family for six years, continues to be barred from prison visits, following his transfer from the Badr 1 Prison to the 10th of Ramadan prison in Sharqia governorate on 8 June. He has been arbitrarily detained for over nine years, despite...
August 4, 2023
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Middle East and North Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
United Arab Emirates limits freedom of expression and effectively denies the right to protest and criticize the government
August 3, 2023
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Europe and Central Asia
Freedom of Association
On 11 July 2023, a court in Almaty handed down prison sentences ranging from five to eight years to five activists who were exercising their right to peaceful assembly in January 2022. They were subjected to this severe sentencing following an unfair trial marred by allegations of torture and other...
July 31, 2023
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Zimbabwe
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Zimbabwe’s upcoming general election will take place in the context of five years of systematic, brutal crackdowns on human rights, including recent restrictions on political opposition gatherings, the violent suppression of protests and the criminalization of state critics, Amnesty International...
July 26, 2023
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Egypt
Freedom of Association
Aisha el-Shater, daughter of a Muslim Brotherhood senior figure, and her husband lawyer Mohamed Abo Horeira, who were transferred to the 10th of Ramadan prison on 1 June and 23 May, respectively, continue to be denied contact with their families and lawyers. They are serving unjust prison terms...
July 25, 2023
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Middle East and North Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further steps towards repression by jailing dozens of political opponents and state critics, violated the independence of the judiciary, dismantled institutional human rights safeguards, and incited...
July 24, 2023
Updated: July 21, 2023
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Asia and the Pacific
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
The human rights situation in Cambodia has severely deteriorated since the last national election in 2018, Amnesty International’s interim Deputy Regional Director for Research Montse Ferrer said today, ahead of Sunday polls expected to be dominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party after the...
July 21, 2023
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Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Immediately following their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian authorities embarked on a campaign to silence domestic criticism of the war and to stop the dissemination of reports of violations of international humanitarian law committed by Russian forces. The Russian...
July 20, 2023
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Asia and the Pacific
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Oral statement at Item 6 Consideration of UPR reports: Sri Lanka at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council from 19 June to 14 July 2023.
July 11, 2023
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Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
On 1 June, Members of Parliament, Mthandeni Dube and Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza – who have been held for almost two years in arbitrary detention – were found guilty of terrorism, sedition and murder. The two were arrested on 25 July 2021 and are facing over 20 years in jail for representing their...
June 29, 2023