In his latest column, Israel Centeno provides an analysis of a peculiar incident of potential election day violence and corruption.
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This week: the U.S. government’s attack on press freedom, calling out China on censorship, and Singapore to require news websites to be licensed.
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Bina Shah recaps Pakistan’s recent elections, which despite being marred in controversy, was the country’s first democratic transition of power.
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This week: three newspaper employees murdered in India, Facebook makes a human rights commitment, and Bahrain’s “Blogfather” granted asylum in the U.K.
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This week: Mexican Senate passes a bill against impunity, an interview with novelist Ma Jian, and Iran intensifying censorship before presidential election.
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Israel Centeno explores the rise to power of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, “a man who has been molded in Hugo Chávez’s shadow and who has no limits.”
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Author Horacio Castellanos Moya explains the intense debate that has developed in Mexico over whether or not the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s (PRI) return to power will lead to a “restoration” of the old authoritarian order.
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Thousands of Twitter accounts apparently created in advance to blast automated messages are being used to drown out Tweets sent by bloggers and activists this week who are protesting the disputed parliamentary elections in Russia.
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In this interview conducted, Gioconda Belli reflects on the legacy of the Sandinista movement, her hopes for Nicaragua, and the state of freedom of expression under Ortega.
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The Rwandan government has made remarkable strides in infrastructure, the economy, healthcare, and gender equity in political representation, but their continued attack on independent thought and criticism is disheartening – and dangerous. As the August presidential election looms, it is important not only to hail Rwanda’s success but also to ask hard questions about government abuse of authority.
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Cartoonists at Risk and Their Defenders
Sampsonia Way presents Cartoonists Rights Network International, a cartoon-focused human rights organization, along with several of its affiliates and their work. READ
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