Bruno Waterfield: suppressing debate is eroding our democracy
From a free speech activist assassinated in America to a Jewish conductor cancelled in Flanders, our democratic traditions and freedom...
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Egypt: Swathes of content creators arrested, Human Rights Watch condemns
Large numbers of content creators in Egypt have been arrested in recent months, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
Activist says Iran is using execution as a tool of intimidation
An Iranian activist has slammed Iran for using execution as a political tool of intimidation, Maghrebi Week reported on September...
Senegal: court sentences journalist and opposition leader
In Senegal, journalist, Bachir Fofana and opposition figure, Moustapha Diakhaté learned their fate on July 30th as they were sentenced...
Writer Boualem Sansal’s fate hangs on a pardon after sentence upheld in Algeria
Seven and a half months after his arrest in Algiers, the French-Algerian writer, Boualem Sansal, has been sentenced to five...
Moroccan activist Saida El-Alami back behind bars
Morocco’s crackdown on free speech deepens, despite a number of activists recently released from prison, with the arrest of prominent...
Algerian historian faces 7 year sentence over controversial remarks
The Dar El Beida court in Algiers has requested a 7 year prison sentence for Algerian historian Mohamed El Amine...
Algeria prosecution seeks 10 years jail for French-Algerian writer
Algeria's prosecutor general sought 10 years in prison for novelist Boualem Sansal at an appeal hearing, doubling his current sentence,...
Tunis court delays Mohamed Boughalleb trial to July
The Tunis Court of First Instance has postponed the trial of prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb to July 10, Tunisie Numérique...
Morocco increases sentence for earthquake response critic
A Moroccan appeals court has handed activist Said Ait Mahdi a one-year prison term, up from the initial three-month term...
Journalist expelled by Swiss authorities despite federal rejection of ban
Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah, even though federal agencies rejected a ban on his entry, according...
Social media posts lead to arrests in Algeria
Dozens more people have been arrested in Algeria after taking to social media to criticise the Algerian government, according to...
Libyan authorities continue crackdown on civic freedoms
Libyan authorities continue their crackdown on civic freedoms with a series of strict, but broadly applying, laws that violate international...
Martin Jay: No more free speech in US, thanks to Biden
Sometimes the internet seems to be overbrimming with video clips showing hilarious examples of what a failed state actually looks...
Syria’s new government lifts Assad’s internet restrictions
Syria’s communications ministry has declared that internet restrictions imposed by the former Assad regime have been lifted, with numerous websites...
