Freedom House

“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.”

“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.”

“The charges against Zhalaudi Geriev were clearly fabricated and intended to silence him as a journalist,” said Robert Herman, vice president for international programs.

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.

Less than six weeks away from a constitutional referendum, Azerbaijan unleashes a new wave of repression.

“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 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.

Seven South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists and one contracted freelance journalist were fired between July 18-19 for protesting an SABC management decision not to report on violent protests.