Tag: repression
Russian human rights authority: There is no political repression, only minor cleaning measures | News in brief
According to the human rights organization OVD-Info, more than 9,000 charges have been brought in Russia for dishonoring the army, which normally means criticizing the war in Ukraine. According to…
The international community is concerned about tension and repression in Mozambique
On the morning of Monday October 21, the Mozambican police repressed a demonstration in the center of the capital Maputo. Last week, opposition leader and presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane called…
“We are witnessing an intensification of state repression,” say UN experts
Systematic repression and crimes against humanity committed by the state apparatus. This is what a new UN report on the human rights situation in Venezuela points out, which has continued…
Amnesty denounces “repression” of opponents in the East, including deaths in detention
In a report, Amnesty International accuses the Internal Security Agency, which is part of the Libyan National Army led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, of being responsible for the deaths…
Alberto Fujimori, from austerity shock to repression and prison
Alberto Fujimori died at the age of 86. President of Peru from 1990 to 2000, he was remembered by some Peruvians as the one who put an end to the…
Cambodia: NGOs denounce repression against opponents of an agreement with Laos and Vietnam
In Cambodia, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounce a “heavy crackdown” after the arrest of 94 activists since July. They demonstrated against the “CLV Development Triangle” agreement for Cambodia,…
Venezuela: Opposition back on the streets but fewer in number, repression is having an effect
The mobilization continues in Venezuela where the opposition is still claiming victory for its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, one month after the election officially won by Nicolas Maduro. A rally…
SADC in crisis in Harare: political repression and food drought
This Saturday, August 17, Harare, Zimbabwe, will host the 44th summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The event comes as the country is gripped by increased political repression…
Venezuela: Power extends post-election repression through increased control of NGOs
In Venezuela, deputies voted this Thursday, August 15, for the law to control NGOs, which has been widely criticized in the country and by international organizations. A law that would…
Student leaders released, anger and indignation at police repression
Students’ anger against Sheikh Hasina’s regime is rising again. While the police released six student leaders of the movement on Thursday, August 1, public opinion is discovering, thanks to the…