dissent

The phenomenon of 'red-tagging', labelling individuals or groups as communists or terrorists, has posed a serious threat to civil society and freedom of expression.

The Turkish authorities have announced that they will search the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul as part of their investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

An independent expert appointed by the UN has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to express concerns about the company’s overly broad definition of terrorism and the apparent lack of a comprehensive human rights-based approach to the policies governing access and use of its platform.

The Chinese government’s repression of political dissent in Tibetan areas warrants fact-finding visits by United Nations human rights experts, says Human Rights Watch, releasing a new compilation of cases and sentences against Tibetans.