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Nicaragua | Attacks

 

Nicaragua: 8-year sentence against journalist Víctor Ticay adds to list of human rights violations

 

Freedom of expression organisations demand the immediate release of the Ticay and the suspension of the recent constitutional reforms linked to the crime of « treason », which can be used against critics or opponents of the regime.

 
 
 

Bahrain | Attacks

 

Bahrain: Hundreds of political prisoners on hunger strike

 

Strike comes in response to harsh prison conditions, including medical negligence.

 
 

Nepal | Access to Information

 

Nepal’s UPR recommendations on freedom of expression and association

 

During the 3rd UPR Cycle, Nepal received 233 recommendations, accepted 196 recommendations, and noted 37 recommendations.

 
 

Russia | Attacks

 

Russia should release deported civic journalist Iryna Danylovych

 

Russian authorities deported to Russia a wrongfully imprisoned Ukrainian rights defender and civic journalist, Iryna Danylovych, and are denying her access to medical treatment in custody.

 
 

International | Access to Information

 

Proposed UN cybercrime treaty looks more like a global surveillance pact

 

« Broadly scoped, ambiguous, and nonspecific international cooperation measures with few conditions and safeguards are simply a recipe for disaster that can put basic privacy and free expression rights at risk » – EFF

 
 

Asia & Pacific | Attacks

 

A new platform monitoring press freedom in Southeast Asia

 

Global Voices interviewed Ika Ningtyas, Secretary-General of Indonesia’s Alliance of Independent Journalists, about the new initiative.

 
 

Mali | Access to Information

 

Free expression under threat in Mali

 

In a crackdown on critical voices Malian authorities sentence activist and social media influencer, Rokia Doumbia, also known as #Madame vie chère, to one year in prison.