At least 83 governments have used COVID-19 to justify free speech violations
27 minute read A policeman covers a camera to stop journalists from recording footage outside a court, where detained citizen journalist Zhang Zhan – who reported on Wuhan’s Covid-19 outbreak – was set to go on trial, Shanghai, China, 28 December 2020, LEO RAMIREZ/AFP via Getty Images "Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed critics, broken up peaceful protests, closed media outlets, and enacted vague laws criminalizing speech that they claim threatens public health." This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 11 February ...
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