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Internet shutdowns: Sudan’s censorship tool of choice
The African state regularly blocks access to the web when protests flare up and the recent military coup is no different
Lawsuits against the author and publisher of Putin’s People are SLAPPs
Nineteen organisations condemn the legal actions against Catherine Belton and HarperCollins
#WhereIsPengShuai: Tennis world shows it’s OK not to remain silent over China
The silence that usually follows human rights violations is notably absent in the sports star’s mysterious disappearance
Marighella’s delayed release shows censorship is alive and well in Brazil
The country’s Constitution outlaws censorship but Bolsonaro’s government has ways to apply pressure on film directors
Hong Kong’s freedoms under further attack as ‘Captain America’ is jailed
Five year and nine month sentence for protestor raises fears over retrospective action of national security law
Richard Ratcliffe: The UK Government needs to look long and hard at its hostage policy
The husband of jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe talks about the reasons for his hunger strike as it enters its 16th day
Change in the pipeline?
Despite one high-profile success by indigenous people in the USA, these communities still face an uphill battle when it comes to stopping the construction of pipelines on their land
Respect for tradition: Australia’s selective listening on environment issues
First Nations voices are often ignored. Now Yvonne Weldon is hoping to change that as she bids to become the first Aboriginal Lord Mayor of Sydney
It’s not easy being green
Environmental activism is alive and well in Turkey, despite the peddling of conspiracy theories and government efforts to discredit campaigners