COVID-19 responses across the five Central Asian republics have varied widely with worrying reports concerning human rights violations surfacing from the region. Fears include further suppressions of media freedom, invasive surveillance and privacy concerns, expanded police powers, and grave negligence surrounding the health of citizens.
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The new coalition government of Prime Minister Najib Razak in Malaysia is overseeing a dramatic increase in the repression of its citizens’ freedom of expression, going back on his previous promises of a more liberated country.
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The US has rarely shied away from condemning human rights abuses globally, however recent events closer to home suggest it has not been leading by example.
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Tiananmen Square Anniversary
Understanding the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 is the key to understanding why the authoritarian Chinese regime has endured long after other dictatorships have fallen.
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