Scores of individuals including activists have been charged or convicted for royal defamation (lèse-majesté) and given harsh sentences for their speeches and social posts critical of the monarchy.
This decision was particularly surprising because press courts have often imposed fines rather than imprisonment.
On 13th July 2026, Jordanian security forces arrested activist Firas Al-Tawahieh Al-Abadi to begin serving a one-year prison ...
UAE authorities warn against photographing, posting, or sharing images of incident sites or projectile damage as well as government buildings and diplomatic missions. British nationals are subject to ...
According to the report - “Swept Under the Rug”: Systemic Failures to End Torture in the People’s Republic of China - by the ...
Aleppo-based #journalists call for a protest to demand clarity on the fate of journalists Mahmoud Al-Khatib and Murad Mahalli ...
Prosecutors have accused Wong, 29, of working with the exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to urge foreign powers to impose ...
Separately, on 27th June 2026, security forces in Marib detained journalist Hamoud Haza while he was covering a public event. He was held incommunicado and released two days later, only after he ...
Environmental defenders Ssembalirwa Aniwaly, Mugoya Hassan, Okanya Ivan and Ariong Arone Patrick, members of a youth-led ...
The activists - Yim Leanghy, Ly Chandaravuth, Phuon Keoraksmey, Thun Ratha, and Long Kunthea - were convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in July 2024 and sentenced to between six and eight ...
Despite increasing restrictions on civil society organisations and political parties, civic and political mobilisation has continued. A number of political and civil society actors have formed ...
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