Dec 9, 2025 · 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 …

Aug 19, 2025 · On August 4, Brazil’s Supreme Court justice issued a house arrest order for former president Jair Bolsonaro and prohibited him from using a mobile phone for allegedly …

Party-controlled courts sentence community leaders, online free speech advocates, and civil society activists to long prison sentences on bogus national security charges.

Feb 11, 2021 · At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly.

Aug 7, 2024 · They equated public strolls and a series of single-person pickets with mass protests, closing the few loopholes that people had used to hold protests and avoid Russia’s …

May 19, 2025 · “Peru should urgently repeal this law, which fails to respond effectively to sexual violence against children and threatens the rights of the very people it seeks to protect, …

Mar 16, 2022 · Judicial authorities in Rwanda are prosecuting opposition members, journalists, and commentators on the basis of their speech and opinions.

Jun 25, 2021 · In a city where people have long enjoyed free speech and access to information, authorities are banning political slogans, censoring art, and harassing pro-democracy …

Apr 24, 2025 · The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine the human rights of people in the United States …

Mar 27, 2025 · Türkiye’s authorities should immediately cease attacks on peaceful protesters, stop targeting journalists and news channels, and halt the crackdown on online speech, a …