On November 3, 2016, Kenyan authorities led a “violent clampdown” on peaceful, anti-corruption protestors in Nairobi, Kenya. Around 200 Kenyan protesters gathered to speak out against alleged corruption within the country’s Ministry of Health, which was recently accused of misusing public funds. Demonstrators called upon the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, to resign or take…
A new interactive report entitled “Harmonized Histories” sheds light on online censorship in China. The Net Alert, a collaborative tech savvy project, produced the report which describes increased restrictions placed on popular live streaming Chinese platforms such as YY, Sina Show, and 9158. These companies maintain “24-hour surveillance on content” in order to adhere to…
The UN is launching a new online tool, “The 10 Principles Implementation Checklist,” that will help activists score, and assess how closely their public authorities follow international law while managing public assemblies. The checklist is built on the “10 Guiding Principles” highlighted in the UN Special Rapporteur’s March 2016 report, “Practical Recommendations for the Management…
On September 4, 2016, Azerbaijani civil society leaders signed a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE), Thorbjørn Jagland, urging him to call upon the COE’s Venice Commission to comment on Azerbaijan’s upcoming Referendum Act. The letter was signed by Intiqam Aliyev, Emin Huseynov, Rasul Jafarov, Anar Mammadli, and Dr. Leyla…