Tag: repression
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…
four officers sentenced following the violent repression of a demonstration in Goma
On October 2, 2023, an officer was sentenced to death – a sentence commuted to life imprisonment in the DRC – and three other soldiers to 10 years in prison…
“The authorities continue the repression and open some doors internationally”
As Iran’s domestic politics spark outrage, the Islamic Republic is trying to emerge from its diplomatic isolation. Reconciliation with Saudi Arabia, resumption of ties with Morocco and Egypt, exchange of…
in Khossanto, the repression of a demonstration against a prefectural decree left two dead
In Senegal, calm returned this morning of September 12, 2023 in the commune of Khossanto, in the south-east of the country, after the violent repression of a demonstration which, the…
DRC: heavy toll in Goma after the repression of a demonstration
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Goma, according to sources contacted by RFI, at least forty people were killed and many others injured, in the repression…
Burmese Rohingyas: six years of repression, massacres and exodus
On August 25, 2017, the Burmese army launched a campaign of bloody repression in Rakhine State – massacres, rapes, arson… – against the Muslim Rohingya minority, forcing nearly 750 into…
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…