Tag: dissent
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Indonesia: Perks for Military, Lawmakers Spark Dissent, Protests
(Bangkok) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto adopted policies in 2025 that benefitted military officers and lawmakers,…
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Russia: Crackdown on Dissent Escalates
(Brussels, February 4, 2026) – In the fourth year of its full-scale war against Ukraine, the…
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King Mwamisyo: Four years on, DRC’s state of siege continues to be a tool to crush dissent
In April and September 2022, Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) human rights activists King Mwamisyo…
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Türkiye: Misuse of criminal justice system to crack down on dissent must end following acquittal of 87 protesters, journalists and lawyers
Responding to today’s acquittal of 87 protesters on trial for their participation in mass protests…
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Tunisia: Authorities must immediately overturn death sentence for peaceful dissent
Responding to the death sentence handed down by the Nabeul Court of First Instance.to 56-year-old…
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Georgia: Sentencing of protestors reveals abuse of justice system to silence dissent
Reacting to the sentencing of twenty protesters in Georgia, yesterday and today, to prison terms…
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The High Cost of Dissent in India
This month the Indian government banned 25 books on the Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir,…
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Russia: Proposed amendments to counter-extremism laws escalate assault on dissent
Reacting to the latest legislative amendments in Russia, which include a new draft law that…