Tag: repression
the NGO Human Rights Watch denounces the “repression” and “intimidation” suffered by the opposition
Since May 2023, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, restricting their fundamental freedoms and arresting party officials, Human Rights Watch…
an election in a climate of repression
Some six million voters are called to the polls on Wednesday August 23 for presidential, legislative and local elections, with two names that stand out among the 11 candidates for…
October 20 demonstration in Chad: a freed journalist testifies to the repression suffered
In Chad, about twenty demonstrators and non-demonstrators from the events of October 20 have regained their freedom this weekend. A dismissal order had been issued in their favor since last…
Chad: the LTDH publishes its report on the repression of the demonstrations of October 20, 2022
Six months after the violent repression of the October 20 demonstrations, the Chadian League for Human Rights and the World Organization Against Torture published their report on the events on…
Iran: repression does not weaken in the face of opponents, several incarcerations
The power of Tehran still faces dissenting and protesting voices and maintains severe repression against them. Monday, April 24, the family of Keyvan Samimi said that the journalist was again…
In Iran, the all-out repression of a beleaguered regime, by Frédéric Encel
For several months, the Islamic Republic of Iran has intensified its repression not only of women freeing themselves from the chador (and the strict ban on singing and dancing) and…
Iran: in the face of repression, art as an act of resistance
He is one of Iran’s most emblematic and famous filmmakers: after six months in detention, Jafar Panahi yesterday began a hunger strike to protest against the conditions of his imprisonment.…
Putin, ten years of fierce repression in Russia in four infographics
The repression of Putin’s opponents is not new, but it has intensified with the war in Ukraine, pushing many Russians to go into exile. Opponents of the conflict who have…
Repression, religion and subsidies: Erdogan’s plan to win the presidential election
The countdown has begun for the most important election of 2023. During a speech last Wednesday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan released the fateful date of the presidential election in Turkey: it…
political repression intensifies in Katanga
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), incidents and political violence are on the increase in the Katanga region, in the south of the country. Timothée Mbuya, human rights defender…