The situation at Columbia University and other campuses underscores the complexities surrounding issues of free speech,…
Category: Freedom of Expression
Saudi Arabia Approves Death Sentences for Protest-Related Crimes Allegedly Committed by Children
Saudi Arabia has approved death sentences for individuals accused of protest-related crimes, including children. The decision…
Foreign Journalists Face Political Obstacles in India
Australian journalist Avani Dias recently faced challenges in India when her journalist visa was not extended…
Blasphemy in Indonesia Throughout Religious Matter
This month marks the third year behind bars for 74-year-old Apollinaris Darmawan. He was convicted under…
France and Discriminatory Police Practices
More than a month after the Council of State’s ruling recognizing France’s s failure to address…
Angolan security forces have carried unlawful killings
Angolan security forces have carried out more than a dozen unlawful killings and numerous other serious…
Kyrgyzstan Shut Down Independent News Outlet
In the most recent in a string of attacks on freedom of media and freedom of…
Lebanese Comedian Arrested for Critical Jokes
Lebanese judicial authorities should refrain from bringing charges against Hajjar, and others, prosecuted merely for peacefully…
Congo: Deadly Crackdown
Congolese security forces shot and killed dozens of protesters, and wounded scores more, gathering in the…
Free Speech in Chad
Last October, protests against Chad’s transitional government were met with brutal repression as scores of people…