Human rights organizations call on Singapore to drop charges
Morgan Polen September 10, 2026 Credit: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) on Thursday urged the Singapore government to drop charges against several human rights activists involved in peaceful assemblies in support of Gaza, and to challenge the death penalty. Elijah Tay, Kyal Sin Linn Naing, Dayana Noor Mohamed, Nur Sabrina Kamel, Nurul Afiqah Kamel and Ami
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MacaU's first national security case raises concerns
Kanis Leung July 29, 2026 Credit: Cherry Au Hon I via AP HONG KONG – When former Macao pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San was arrested in July 2025, his family and observers of politics in the Chinese special administrative region were shocked. A year on, little is known about his case, even by his daughter. Au is the first publicly known arrest under Macao’s national security law since its 2009 enactment and critics say his case signals Beijing’s emphasis on security and into
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Macau concludes first closed-door national security trial
By AFP Wire September 19, 2026 Au Kam San was one of the organisers of annual vigils in Macau — a former Portuguese territory which reverted to China in 1999 — in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Credit: Au Kam San via Facebook, via Hong Kong Free Press. Macau has concluded its first national security trial behind closed doors, a court said on Friday, days after proceedings began in a former pro-democracy lawmaker’s case. A verdict will be issued
Hong Kong Free Press
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Another Lao Activist Vanishes in Thailand
Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region’s governments. By Mark Wright September 28, 2026 A photo of Khieo Lapchanh, a dissident Lao exile, that was posted on his Facebook page on Mar. 20, 2026. Credit: Facebook/Khiew Channel In the early hours of September 15, Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao content creator, finished his shift at a restaurant in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and vanishe
The Diplomat
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Morocco: Surveillance used to silence journalists and activists
Amnesty International 1 October 2026 Credit: Amnesty International Ex-security agent provides rare first-hand insight into how Morocco surveillance system works from the inside. Targets secretly recorded in detention, offices, homes, cars and airports Intelligence services conspired with phone shop owners to sell phones pre-infected with spyware Authorities in Morocco operate an expansive and vast surveillance apparatus that combines digital and analogue tools to track, mo
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Guinea-Bissau military leaders bar ousted president's return
The military leaders of Guinea-Bissau have decided to block former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the West African country, citing national security concerns and the need to preserve public order.
Reuters
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700 Detained As Delhi, Mumbai See Electoral Roll Protests
Edited by Chandrajit Mitra October 2, 2026 Senior AAP leader Atishi was detained during the protest in Delhi New Delhi/Mumbai: Hundreds have been detained in New Delhi during a protest by opposition outfits demanding the resignation of India's election chief over alleged voter-related irregularities. Visuals showed senior AAP leader and former chief minister Atishi being dragged by police. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), too, held a demonstration in Mumbai, where a large pol
NDTV
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Authorities trampling on human rights in Protest Crackdown
By Amnesty International October 2, 2026 Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board, Amnesty International India, said: “The right to protest is not dependent on government approval. It
Amnesty International
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Ten years after Gabon’s post-election violence, painful questions remain
Radio France Internationale 31 August 2026 Ten years on, victims of violence that followed president Ali Bongo’s disputed re-election in Gabon are still demanding truth and justice. Questions also remain over the possible involvement of French nationals and the response of the French authorities. Barricades on a street following an election protest in Libreville, Gabon, on 1 September 2016. © Joel Bouopda / AP The crisis erupted on the night of 31 August to 1 September 2016,
Radio France Internationale
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Tunisian protesters demand release of four Sumud activists
By Ghaya Ben Mbarek 20 Sep 2026 The protest comes as the health of one hunger-striking detainee deteriorates after more than a month on hunger strike. Tunisian protesters march in central Tunis calling for the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained in a financial investigation, on September 19, 2026 [Ghaya Ben Mbarek/Al Jazeera] Tunis, Tunisia – Dozens of people protested in Tunis on Saturday demanding the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists, as
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Concern Grows Over Gabon’s Social Media Clampdown
By Eromo Egbejule May 13, 2026 Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent The granddaughter of the former prime minister of Gabon, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, holds a placard in the colours of the flag of Gabon reading ‘Free my grandfather’ during a demonstration in Paris on 25 April. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platf
The Guardian
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India’s crisis of legitimacy
By Muqtedar Khan September 29, 2026 A cycle of governance failures, official denials, and attacks on critics is eroding public trust and deepening the Modi government’s crisis of legitimacy. The Election Commission controversy is its latest example. An illustration of former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan and current Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. | Photo Credit: Illustrated by Sarthak Bagchi India is once again embroiled in a controversy that follows a f
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