After two years of devastation, the right of Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace and freedom cannot be postponed any ...

“Rather than strengthening protections against cybercrime, the UN Convention Against Cybercrime expands government authority ...

Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the detention of prominent Vietnamese journalist, writer and woman human rights defender Pham Doan Trang, an international coalition of non-governmental organisations ...

The Australian government has shown awareness of transnational repression and conducted outreach to diaspora communities, but ...

The Chinese government’s media influence efforts have increased since 2019 in most of the 30 countries under study, but democratic pushback has often curbed their impact. The Chinese government, under ...

Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected. The regime relies on pervasive surveillance, the ...

This special report details how the Belarusian regime displaces, indoctrinates, reeducates, and militarizes Ukrainian children in the service of the broader Russian state policy of eradicating ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates. Limited elections are held for a federal advisory body, but political parties are banned, and all executive, legislative, and judicial ...

Félix Maradiaga is a prominent figure in Central America known for his expertise in nonviolent resistance and democracy building. As a human rights advocate and thought leader in nonviolent resistance ...

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July 2020 - In this issue: How Hong Kong’s new National Security Law and other Chinese government actions are extending Beijing’s extraterritorial reach, threatening internet freedom, and encountering ...

The national security arrests and subsequent closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong in June 2021 marked the lowest point for press freedom in the territory in recent memory. Under the new ...