Almost six years after the outbreak of the April 2018 protests, there are no signs left in Nicaragua of the violence that reigned in those days. There is no graffiti on walls or banners with demands or opinions against the leftist regime that has ruled the country since 2007. Nor are
Tag: freedom of speech
Unprecedented threats against ‘Right to Protest’ on the rise world-wide
The French writer and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), once famously remarked: “I disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend unto death, your right to utter them.” But that political axiom hardly applies to multiple governments in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America—including Greece, UK, Thailand, Hong Kong, India,
Sanction Botswana over freedom of speech legislation-SAEF
The Southern African Editors' Forum (SAEF) has said it is "deeply alarmed" by the fast-tracking of Botswana's proposed Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill. The bill will give Botswana powers to intercept communication and force disclosures, in what SAEF calls the, "... thwarting and suppression of free expression", among the public and