Human Rights in the World
10.5- and 9.5-year prison sentences for two journalists CPJ (17.11.2023) —The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the 10.5- and 9.5-year prison sentences issued to journalists Aleksandr Dorogov and Yan Katelevskiy, respectively, on Friday, and called on Russian...
Human Rights in the World
New prison sentence for Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama CPJ (08.11.2023) – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the additional six-month prison sentence issued to Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama on Tuesday, November 7. “Imposing a new prison...
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Hungary bars under-18s from photo exhibit over LGBT+ content Euronews (01.11.2023) – Five photos by Filipino photojournalist Hannah Reyes Morales led a far-right Hungarian lawmaker to file a complaint with the country’s cultural ministry, which found that they...
Human Rights in the World
Kyrgyzstan media under threat of a “foreign agent” law CPJ (25.10.2023) — Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should reject Russian-inspired legislation that would classify externally-funded media rights groups and nonprofits that run news outlets as “foreign representatives” and...
Human Rights in the World
Digest about ordinary peaceful dissidents and resisters (29 September) OVD-Info (29.09.2023) – Not all Russians are pro-Putin or zombified by his propaganda. OVD-Info publishes a weekly newsletter in English about ordinary people who resist and oppose Putin’s...
Human Rights in the World
The EU and Azerbaijan: Time to Talk Tough By launching a military offensive in Nagorny Karabakh, President Aliyev forfeited the trust of Europeans. Azerbaijan’s status as a transport hub cannot be a reason for the EU to go soft on Baku. By Thomas De Waal Carnegie...