Press Release Jun 8, 2018 Evo Morales Loses Bid to Influence Inter-American Court NEW YORK (June 8, 2018) — This week, the Organization of American States (OAS) refrained from electing Nardi Suxo Iturry, a Bolivian former minister and political ally of Evo Morales,…
Media Jun 6, 2018 Zimbabwe opposition rallies to demand election reform (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition on Tuesday marched to the independent election agency demanding reforms it said were vital for a credible vote and accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of using…
Media Jun 6, 2018 Another win for Erdogan is no longer a foregone conclusion (The Washington Post) –With his growing authoritarianism, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed unassailable a few months ago when he decided to advance presidential and parliamentary elections by more than…
Media Jun 6, 2018 Iran’s renowned rights lawyer Sotoudeh arrested (France 24) – Iran’s award-winning human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on Wednesday, her husband said in a Facebook post. “A few hours ago Nasrin was arrested at home…
Media Jun 5, 2018 Ethiopian Parliament Votes to End State of Emergency (VOA)–Ethiopian lawmakers voted Tuesday to lift a state of emergency imposed three months ago across the country to curb widespread anti-government protests. The ending of the emergency rule two months…
Media Jun 5, 2018 Young Jordanians taste political protest for the first time (Reuters)–Jordanian accountant Leen Samer has never attended a protest in Amman before. But since last week, she and her friends have flocked to rallies near the cabinet office every night…
Press Release May 29, 2018 PutinCon Speaker Arkady Babchenko Falsely Reported Assassinated in Kiev Update: The Ukrainian secret police has reported that Arkady is alive and this was part of an operation to uncover a web of agents operating sub rosa in Ukraine. Even…
Media May 23, 2018 Aides Jailed For Anti-Putin Protests As Navalny Appeal Rejected (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty) – A Moscow court has ordered the press secretary of jailed opposition politician and anticorruption campaigner Aleksei Navalny to be jailed for 25 days over…
Media May 18, 2018 Venezuela election: Maduro ‘ready for battle’ as voters vow to flee if he wins His country is plagued by hyperinflation, chronic shortages of food and medicine, soaring murder rates and one of the most severe migration crises in recent Latin American history.
Media May 17, 2018 Burundi votes on extending president’s power until 2034 (The Washington Post) –Burundi’s president joined long lines of voters Thursday in a referendum that could extend his rule until 2034, despite widespread opposition and fears that the country’s years…
Media May 17, 2018 Hong Kong Journalist Is Roughed Up and Detained by Police in Beijing HONG KONG — A cameraman from a Hong Kong news station was roughed up and detained by the police in Beijing while trying to cover a human rights lawyer’s disciplinary…
Press Release May 16, 2018 Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Released from Prison NEW YORK (May 16, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) celebrates the release of Malaysia’s opposition leader and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Anwar Ibrahim. During his electoral campaign, Malaysia’s…
Media May 14, 2018 Violence at protests in Nicaragua leaves 2 more dead (The Washington Post) – Protesters opposed to President Daniel Ortega’s government clashed with riot police and Sandinista Youth groups in cities across Nicaragua Saturday, with demonstrators burning tires and setting…
Media May 11, 2018 What to expect from Iraq’s election on Saturday Tomorrow, Iraqis will be voting for the first time since their territory was liberated from the Islamic State’s rule. Given the current security-related, sectarian and economic challenges facing the country…
Press Release May 8, 2018 Malaysia Uses Anti-Fake News Law to Target Political Opponents NEW YORK (May 8, 2018) — Last week, the Malaysian government announced that they are investigating Mahathir Mohamad, candidate for prime minister in the upcoming general election on May 9,…
Publication May 7, 2018 Turkey’s main opposition candidate demands more media coverage (Reuters)–The presidential candidate for Turkey’s main opposition has hit out at a lack of mainstream media coverage for opposition parties and candidates before elections in June. Muharrem Ince, the main…
Media May 7, 2018 Putin Starts Fourth Presidential Term (NPR) – Russian President Vladimir Putin took the oath of office for a fourth term as president – solidifying his place as the country’s longest-serving leader since Communist dictator Josef…
Media May 22, 2022 The Kim-Trump Peace Talks Are a Tragedy for the North Korean People In yet another sign of how the international community continues to legitimize the North Korean regime, it emerged Tuesday that the U.S. government has already been minting commemorative coins to…
Publication May 2, 2018 ‘Easier to die than live’: Liu Xia, widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo By Liao Yiwu, Chinese writer in exile On April 30, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in Germany, I spoke to Liu Xia at her home in Beijing. She said: “Now, I’ve…
Media May 2, 2018 Malaysia’s opposition leader Mahathir under investigation for ‘fake news’ (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities are investigating opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad under an anti-fake news law over claims that his plane was sabotaged in the run up to a general election…
