Friday, 08 January 2021

Two countries, one system: we must
drop the pretence

Photo: Iris Tong

More than 50 people involved in Hong Kong's 2020 primaries, including candidates and organisers, have been arrested under the National Security Law. Now the more than 600,000 people who voted will be waiting for the knock on the door. Read about the state of Hong Kong here. 
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Trump has dented the American Dream

Photo: Tyler Merbler/CC BY 2.0

The US President has crossed the line between free speech and incitement, and five people have died. Read our CEO Ruth Smeeth's weekly blog here. 

A win for Assange but not free speech

This week’s decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to the USA to stand trial for charges of espionage came as welcome relief to Assange’s family and supporters. However, he remains detained at London’s high-security Belmarsh prison and the judge's ruling in the case raises worrying questions for investigative journalism. Read our views here.

 Photo: Cancillería del Ecuador/WikiCommons

#JailedNotForgotten: Send your 
messages of support

2020 was a terrible year for the world. Unfortunately, for some human rights activists, free speech supporters and journalists, 2020 was just yet another year they have spent in prison, incarcerated on trumped-up charges for speaking out against the actions of authoritarian regimes. Join our campaign to send them a message to let them know they are not forgotten.
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