Targeted News Service targetednews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from targetednews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kazakh Authorities Abused Rights Of Activist Who Criticized Coronavirus Response, Watchdog Concludes
March 12, 2021 10:29 GMT
share
Print
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) has urged Kazakh authorities to review the conviction of activist Alnur Ilyashev, who was handed a parole-like three-year sentence and banned from social or political activism for five years for openly criticizing the Kazakh government s response to the coronavirus. [Ilyashev s] conviction is an example of how Kazakhstan is using COVID-19 as a pretextual ground to clamp down on speech, in particular on the Internet often the only space left for dissent during the pandemic, CFJ s
The CFJ is a human rights watchdog founded by Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, Lebanese-British lawyer Amal Clooney.
Uzbekistan: Draft Criminal Code falls short on protecting rights to free speech and association ifex.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ifex.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.
AMY GOODMAN: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared to run for president again after a judge annulled all convictions against him. Three years ago, Lula had been considered a favorite in the lead-up to the 2018 presidential election, until he was put in jail for 18 months and forced out of the race. The jailing of Lula helped pave the way for the election of the far-right former military officer Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula is a former union leader who served as president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. During that time, he helped lift tens of millions of Brazilians out of poverty. President Barack Obama once called him “the most popular politician on Earth.”
Top American human rights court weighs religious freedom case christianpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from christianpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.