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
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The Erasure of the Private Sphere in Iran
By Franzie Schatzl and Jack Budlow Before attending a local production of Chekhov’s “Ivanov,” two women publicly share a cigarette — a habit once considered socially unacceptable. Across Iran, women continue to find small ways to assert individuality, resist, and stretch the boundaries of what authorities deem acceptable behaviour. Photograph: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times The erosion of the private sphere is a hallmark of totalitarianism. The demolition of individuality a
Genocide Watch
Nov 13, 2025
Nepal social media shutdown used to quell protests
Nepal’s social media ban reflects a broader struggle over free expression and state control by Charlie Campbell Editor at Large...
TIME (Time Magazine)
Sep 12, 2025
What's Life Like Under Hamas?
What's life like under Hamas? 'Whispered in Gaza' offers unique, courageous testimony. By Center For Peace Communications and Times of...
Genocide Watch
Feb 8, 2023
Hong Kong publishers excluded from trade fair
By Sum Lok-kei At least three booksellers say they were banned from the annual jamboree as the city embarks on ‘new form of censorship’...
The Guardian
Jul 22, 2022
JOURNALIST IMRAN RIAZ ARRESTED BY PAKISTANI AUTHORITIES
A photo of journalist Imran Riaz Khan during his arrest near Islamabad on Tuesday. — Photo: Farrukh Habib Twitter video screengrab...
Dawn News
Jul 5, 2022
Journalist attacked after criticism of the Pakistani army
Senior journalist Ayaz Amir is seen in his car after the assault. — Pictures via Twitter Senior journalist Ayaz Amir was assaulted by...
Dawn News
Jul 1, 2022
Rights activist on hunger strike against arbitrary detention
By News Desk |June 30, 2022 Human rights activist Arsalan Khan, who was forcibly picked up from his house in Karachi by Rangers...
The Friday Times
Jun 30, 2022
IFJ Demands End of Detention of Afghan Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in its latest report expressed concern over what it called "arbitrary detentions" of...
TOLO News
Jun 13, 2022
Poland Uses Yom Kippur to erase the past
By Mark Wilf The Polish government's new law bars restitution to Holocaust survivors, part of a trend erasing any Polish responsibility...
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Sep 28, 2021
In Nicaragua, night is falling for the free press
Editorial Board | Washington Post August 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. EDT Police at the offices of La Prensa in Managua, Nicaragua, on Aug. 13....
Genocide Watch
Aug 21, 2021
Editor of Newspaper Critical of Ortega Arrested
Al Jazeera 14 August 2021 The arrest of La Prensa editor Juan Hollman Chamorro is the latest in President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on...
Al Jazeera
Aug 16, 2021
