CIJ is alarmed by the prosecution of Malaysiakini's Chief Executive Officer over the airing of a purportedly 'offensive' video of…
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On 12 April 2017, the Saudi Arabian government released human rights defender Khaled Al-Omair from prison, more than six months…
After 33 days in jail, the Buganda Road Magistrates Court released Stella Nyanzi, an academic, activist, and poet, on bail….
China's police are collecting DNA from individuals for a nationally searchable database without oversight, transparency, or privacy protections. Source: MEDIA…
A deeply troubling report has revealed that the National Energy Board (NEB), Canada's energy regulator, hired a private investigation firm…
Despite repeated warnings by international bodies and civil society organisations, the Polish government has continued on its course of undermining…
Activist Mohammed Zaree was short-listed for the Martin Ennals Award, an annual award given to prominent human rights defenders around…
Boubacar Camara – a cameraman with the Gnagna TV in Guinea – has been beaten up by a group of…
Fears are growing for two Turkish academics, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, whose health is deteriorating after more than 60…
In the weeks since the announcement that the UK will hold a snap general election on 8 June 2017, the…