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Mexico: Journalist shot dead in Oaxaca
Octavio Rojas Hernández, a journalist from Oaxaca, was murdered in his home on Monday, 11 August. He was a correspondent for the newspaper El Buen Tono in the town of Cosolapa, Oaxaca, where he also held the post of Press Officer for the town council. Read more in English | EspañolUPDATE
Azerbaijan: Wave of arrests of prominent human rights defenders
ARTICLE 19 calls upon the international community to react to the ongoing attack on human rights defenders in Azerbaijan. This morning Integam Aliyev, a prominent human rights defender, involved in the establishment of a list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, was arrested and the office of the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS), headed by Emin Huseynov surrounded by uniformed and plain-clothes police officers.
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Kenya: Cybercrime and Computer Related Crimes Bill
ARTICLE 19 analysed the first draft of the Cybercrime and Computer related Crimes Bill in Kenya (‘Cybercrime Bill’). In particular, we examined the compatibility of the Bill against international and comparative standards for the protection of freedom of expression and the right to privacy.
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Wrong place, Wrong time, Wrong Profession – Iran’s Dystopian Fantasy
This week has seen a mounting of bleak stories that highlight the dire situation of human rights in Iran; from detained journalists, to the hangings of two gay men. So many terrible indications that are suggesting that the worst is yet to come.
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Timur Kushaev, a talented young man from the North Caucasus, has been murdered
According to various sources between seven and eight thousand people have either been abducted or have disappeared in the North Caucasus in recent years. The fate of these people is still unknown and if we consider the way in which the criminal investigations of these cases have been carried out, there is a risk that what happened to these people will always be a mystery.
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