Tag: Human rights
US rights watchdog cites "a climate of fear" in Uganda oil development project
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals facing forced displacement and other...
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
SAO PAULO -- The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and...
Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice is threatening to shut down the operations of X, formerly Twitter, in that country unless its billionaire owner...
What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
HONG KONG -- Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on...
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice
Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest...
How X owner Elon Musk uses his 'free speech' platform to amplify his views worldwide
As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a microphone to amplify his political...