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Human Rights · April, 2019

Stories about Human Rights from April, 2019

Jailed Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor's life is at risk, after six weeks on hunger strike

Mansoor has not eaten since 17 March.

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

30 April 2019

Netizen Report: Saudi Arabian authorities arrest three bloggers and execute 37 prisoners, several of them protesters

Your weekly dose of global technology and human rights news.

Written by Netizen Report Team

27 April 2019

Tanzanian authorities detain and deport Ugandan human rights leader

Human Rights Watch says Tanzania has witnessed "a marked decline in respect for free expression, association and assembly" under the current government.

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

26 April 2019

Leica's promo video referencing Tiananmen Square massacre went viral on Chinese social media. Then, it disappeared.

The massacre is the most censored topic online in China.

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 April 2019

Government actions in Sri Lanka Easter bombings raise the question: Is social media helping or hurting?

Sri Lanka’s long history of communal violence has repeatedly played out on social media

Written by Ivan Sigal

23 April 2019

Jailed UAE activist Ahmed Mansoor continues hunger strike

Mansoor has been in prison for his online activism since 2017.

Written by Afef Abrougui

15 April 2019

Free by day, jailed by night: Egyptian activists speak out against conditional release

They are out of prison, but not really free.

Written by Afef Abrougui

12 April 2019

Morocco’s Hirak movement has gone quiet, but the crackdown on independent media continues

Journalists remain behind bars for covering the protests.

Written by Afef Abrougui, Emna Sayadi

8 April 2019

Mauritanian bloggers face defamation charges for reporting on corruption

Prosecutors claim that evidence against the bloggers has been 'lost'

Written by Afef Abrougui

4 April 2019

How pro-government media in Morocco use “fake news” to target and silence Rif activists

Jailed activist Nasser Zefzafi was smeared by Moroccan media

Written by Afef Abrougui, Emna Sayadi

4 April 2019

Government official says the ban on messaging apps is slowing flood relief in Iran

As flood waters rise, censorship is becoming a "deadly phenomenon."

Written by Center for Human Rights in Iran

3 April 2019

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