Articles by Freedom House
![Activist Joshua Wong, center, shows the letter from the Thailand Immigration office upon arriving at Hong Kong airport from Bangkok, 5 October 2016, AP Photo/Kin Cheung](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thailand_hongkong_activist_ap.jpg)
Thai authorities detain, expel Hong Kong democracy activist
“If Thailand’s decision [to deny activist Joshua Wong entry] was based on pressure from the Chinese government, Thai authorities are responsible for helping the Chinese Communist Party expand its repression abroad,” said Freedom house.
![Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad, Masih Alinejad/Facebook](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/masihalinejad.jpg)
Iranians seek freedom and their ‘true selves’ on social media
“I call it a cultural war between two lifestyles, the one that the government wants people to follow and the lifestyle that people want to have. It’s on Iranian social media.”
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Turkey’s “140journos” harvests news from volunteer reporters
“It is totally trust-based. In villages, people create a kind of collaboration as they do the harvest in the fields. We want you to create content, we will publish it, and we want to do this in every city, and on every issue, like villagers at harvest time.”
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Russia sentences online journalist to prison
“The charges against Zhalaudi Geriev were clearly fabricated and intended to silence him as a journalist,” said Robert Herman, vice president for international programs.
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At least one protestor dead in Mali after authorities crack down on protests
The most recent protests in Mali began after the August 15 arrest of radio host Mohamed Youssouf Bathily (commonly known as “Ras Bath”) for statements made against influential religious leaders and the Malian government.
![Police officers patrol streets after recent mass protests in the town of Ismailli, 200 km northwest of Baku, 25 January 2013, REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvil](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/azerbaijan_police_reuters_18august2016.jpg)
Renewed crackdown ahead of referendum
Less than six weeks away from a constitutional referendum, Azerbaijan unleashes a new wave of repression.
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Six Sudanese activists charged with espionage and terrorism
“Authorities in Sudan have charged Khalaf-Allah Al-Afif Muktar, Mustafa Adam, Midhat Afifaddin Hamadan, Arwa Al-Rabie, Imany-Leila Ray, and Al-Hassan Kheiry with espionage and terrorism, charges that are preposterous and were brought against these individuals for exercising the fundamental right to free association.”
![Ethiopian migrants, all members of the Oromo community of Ethiopia living in Malta, protest against the Ethiopian regime in Valletta, 21 December 2015, REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ethiopia_flag_8august2016_reuters.jpg)
WhatsApp, Facebook blocked in Ethiopia after protestors killed by security forces
Ethiopian security forces killed dozens of protesters in the Amhara and Oromia regions during protests on 6-7 August 2016. In recent days, the government blocked social media message applications, including Facebook, Twitter, Viber and WhatsApp.