Tag: repression
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…
From Yulia Navalnaya to The Moscow Times, Putin increases his repression of the Russian opposition – L’Express
The death of Alexei Navalny on February 16th came as a real shock to the world. The main opponent of Vladimir Putin, who died during his Siberian imprisonment, was a…
Repression of honor in focus in Malmö
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The pre-school board in Malmö has decided on more efforts to tackle honor-related oppression and violence. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT The work against honor…
revelations about a secret committee responsible for organizing repression in Oromia
In Ethiopia, in the Oromia region, a secret committee ordered killings and extra-judicial arrests to suppress the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebellion, reveals an investigation by the Reuters news agency.…
a turning point for Putin and the repression of opposition – L’Express
The death of Alexei Navalny on February 16 in a penal colony in the Arctic Circle took with it the greatest hopes of Russian dissidence. On social networks, many Russians…
at his trial, ex-minister Ousman Sonko implicated in the repression of a coup attempt
The former Gambian Interior Minister continues to be in the dock in Switzerland. Before the Federal Criminal Court, Ousman Sonko is accused of crimes against humanity, torture, kidnapping and even…
journalist Zied el-Heni arrested again, an example of repression against the press
In Tunisia, journalist Zied el-Heni was arrested after comments made on a private radio station. This journalist, who has distinguished himself on numerous occasions in his criticism of the power…