Free Speech
Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally. In international law, access to information and free expression are two sides of the same coin, and both have found tremendous accelerators in the Internet and other forms of digital communication. At the same time, efforts to control speech and information are also accelerating, by both governments and private actors in the form of censorship, restrictions on access, and violent acts directed against those whose views or queries are seen as somehow dangerous or wrong. From our earliest days, when we were called The Fund for Free Expression, we have fought all forms of repression of speech, in all media, around the globe.
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Free SpeechI imagine January has been a relatively good month for Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to be largely under control in his country, and China's is the only major economy in the world expected to report growth for 2020.
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Russia: Police Detain Thousands in Pro-Navalny Protests
Mass Arbitrary Detentions, Police Brutality, Criminal Prosecutions
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Uzbekistan: Registration Barriers for Independent Groups
Outdated Rules Limit Freedom of Association
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Turkey: Crackdown on Independent TV Channels
End Violations of Media Freedom; Annul Abusive Measures; Ensure Impartiality
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China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Leaked List of Over 2,000 Detainees Demonstrates Automated Repression
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China's Covid Success Story is Also a Human Rights Tragedy
China's Official Covid Rates Are Down. But Has That Come at the Cost of Human Rights?
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Russia: Police Detain Thousands in Pro-Navalny Protests
Mass Arbitrary Detentions, Police Brutality, Criminal Prosecutions
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Russian Activist Spends Two Years Under House Arrest
Authorities Use Politically Motivated Criminal Prosecutions to Silence Opponents
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Vietnam: Crackdown Ahead of Party Congress
Dissidents Sent to Prison Amid Preparations for Key Political Event
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Russia: Crackdown Ahead of Pro-Navalny Protests
Detention, Intimidation Violate Rights and Abuse Covid-19 Measures
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Malaysia: Urgently Revise Emergency Ordinance
Immunity, Police Powers for Military Raise Risk of Abuse
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Kazakh Authorities Target Rights Groups in Coordinated Attack
Kazakhstan’s Partners Should Condemn Government’s Stifling of Free Association
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Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia
Azat Miftakhov Sentenced to 6 Years on Controversial Hooliganism Charges
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