Civil liberties - international
- Arundhati Roy, Books, Civil liberties - international, Culture, Freedom of speech, India, Law, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, World news
Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy
Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism l…
- Asia Pacific, China, Civil liberties - international, Hong Kong, Protest, US foreign policy, US news, World news
Hong Kong rejects western criticism of democracy activists’ convictions
US says 14 protesters have been jailed for ‘peacefully participating in political activities’ that should have…
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Italy home to 11 of 100-plus unofficial Chinese ‘police stations’
Civil rights group claims outposts are used to monitor Chinese population abroad and force dissidents to retur…
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Indonesia set to make sex outside marriage punishable by jail
MPs expected to pass new criminal code that will also make insulting the president a crimeIndonesia’s parliame…
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Hong Kong informers’ hotline receives 2,500 tip-offs within hours
Citizens urged to report suspected breaches of controversial security lawHong Kong police have received more t…
- Apps, Civil liberties - international, Coronavirus outbreak, India, Infectious diseases, Narendra Modi, Privacy, South and Central Asia, Surveillance, Technology, World news
India’s Covid-19 app fuels worries over authoritarianism and surveillance
State-built Aarogya Setu has had record downloads but critics warn of civil liberties implicationsCoronavirus …