Articles by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch protests new crackdown on Zimbabwe’s independent media
(HRW/IFEX) – On 9 February 1999, Human Rights Watch expressed its deep concern over the current crackdown on press freedom in Zimbabwe and appealed to the government to exercise restraint and abide by its commitments to democratic freedoms. **Updates IFEX alerts of 9 February, 8 February, 3 February, 29 January, 27 January, 25 January, 22 […]
Journalists shot at, wounded during demonstration
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 27 January 1999 HRW press release: For immediate release Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Washington, D.C. Rights group urges Dominican government to investigate shootings, lift impediments to meetings Human Rights Watch today condemned police shootings in the Dominican Republic and called on President Leonel Fernández to order immediate investigations of […]
HRW urges computer industry to speak out on Chinese Internet case
(HRW/IFEX) – Human Rights Watch is urging major Internet service providers such as Microsoft, America On-Line, and AT&T to publicly condemn the two-year jail sentence handed down on 20 January 1999 to Lin Hai, a computer company owner in Shanghai. **Updates IFEX alerts of 20 January and 9 December 1999** Lin Hai was tried on […]
Kazakhstan’s presidential campaign found grossly unfair; journalists, independent media harassed, threatened
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 5 January 1999 HRW report on irregularities during the Kazakhstan presidential election, including including harassment, intimidation and threats against journalists and independent media: **Updates IFEX alert of 11 November 1998** Kazakhstan’s presidential campaign found grossly unfair (January 5, 1999) — Coercion, threats and the repression of opposition activists have […]
Serbian state-run university censors Internet
(HRW/IFEX) – On 21 December 1998, Human Rights Watch condemned a new clampdown on the Internet in Serbia, part of a concerted effort by President Slobodan Milosevic to stifle free expression and academic freedom. The university administration’s order prevents students, professors, and researchers throughout Serbia from accessing a website from OpenNet, the Internet branch of […]
Iranian writer escapes possible murder attempt; HRW welcomes new committee to probe murder spree
(HRW/IFEX) – An Iranian writer escaped an apparent attempt on his life on 13 December 1998, the latest in a spate of killings of Iranian intellectuals and opposition figures. HRW urged the government to take stronger measures to ensure the safety of independent Iranian writers and critics. **New case and update to IFEX alerts of […]
Another missing Iranian writer dead under suspicious circumstances
(HRW/IFEX) – Human Rights Watch has urged the Iranian government to investigate the recent death of an Iranian writer under suspicious circumstances. **Updates IFEX alerts of 9 December, 8 December, 7 December and 27 November 1998** The body of Iranian poet, writer, and free expression advocate Mohammad Makhtari was found on 9 December 1998 in […]
EOHR secretary-general detained
(HRW/IFEX) – Following is a letter Human Rights Watch sent on 2 December 1998 to President Mubarak about the 1 December detention of the secretary-general of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. He is facing serious criminal charges for dissemination abroad of an EOHR report, and for accepting a grant from the human rights committee […]