Eutelsat should explain efforts to counter censorship by Iran, says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch was requested information regarding the company’s efforts to counter Iran’s jamming of satellite signals carrying Persian-language broadcasts.
Human Rights Watch calls on government to end case against Cabinda rights defenders
Freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are at stake, Human Rights Watch noted.
Stop prosecuting peaceful political expression, says Human Rights Watch report
The EU-Indonesia human rights dialogue should take up cases of imprisoned activists, says the latest Human Rights Watch report.
Human rights lawyer beaten by police in Dagestan
The attack undermines the Kremlin’s promises for activists’ safety, says Human Rights Watch.
Supreme Court ruling a blow to free speech, says Human Rights Watch
“Human rights groups that work with terrorist organisations to protect human rights should not be at risk of prosecution. This harsh interpretation restricts free speech,” said Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to drop slander charges against rights advocate
“Russia should prosecute those who murder human rights defenders, not those who speak out,” says Human Rights Watch’s Moscow office director.
Rights activist arrested over critical articles
Mikhlif al-Shammari was arrested in connection with articles he wrote and published on several websites that criticised statements by clerics attacking Shia Muslims.
“Dictator Prize” suspension only a temporary fix, says Human Rights Watch
UNESCO’s executive board approved Director-General Irina Bokova’s proposal to postpone the award and engage in consultations to consider the prize’s future.
Momentum builds to stop “dictator prize”, says Human Rights Watch
A chorus of voices from around the world is asking UNESCO to overturn its decision to award a prize named after and financed by President Teodoro Obiang, the abusive ruler of Equatorial Guinea.
Human Rights Watch calls for joint inquiry into death of rights defender
Chebeya was among Congo’s most vocal human rights defenders, regularly exposing abuses by the country’s security services and the government.
End June 1989 massacre denial, free dissidents, says Human Rights Watch
The government has failed to publish verifiable casualty figures, quashed all public discussion of June 1989, and continues to victimize survivors, victims’ families, and others who challenge the official version of events.
Government crackdown on bloggers and websites
The government is detaining and intimidating independent bloggers while also permitting cyber attacks from Vietnam to disable websites critical of the government.
Pressure on media heightened in weeks before elections
Government and ruling party officials intimidated voters and unlawfully restricted the media ahead of the 23 May parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch said.
Drop charges against human rights defenders, blogger, Human Rights Watch urges
Human rights advocates Ahmad Saif al-Islam and Gamal Eid and blogger Amr Gharbeia are facing charges of defamation, blackmail, and misuse of the internet.
Isolated political detainees at risk of torture
Human Rights Watch calls for an end to the detention of three peaceful activists held since February.
Government cancels work permit of Human Rights Watch researcher
The government made its decision following Human Rights Watch’s publication of a report on pre-election violence in the country.