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In this week’s edition: Kyrgyzstan is falling deeper in debt to China, Kazakhstan’s latest mining accident, the UN presses Tajikistan on imprisoned rights defenders, and more.
On October 25, Kyrgyzstan’s draft law on noncommercial organizations was adopted by parliament in its first reading. The bill has been criticized by domestic and international rights groups, but if it passes through two more readings it will become law. There is another controversial bill on media that will be reviewed soon by parliament. Both draft laws are close copies of similar laws in Russia that the Kremlin used to silence critical voices. Even without these laws being in effect, the activities of independent media outlets, and other groups, are already increasingly restricted in Kyrgy...
Free expression experts launch a global report on SLAPPs, discussing the role courts play in ensuring they do not block fundamental rights.
For World Press Freedom Day, Special Rapporteurs will launch their 2023 Joint Declaration and ARTICLE 19 presents a global report on SLAPPs.
The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights has disclosed that it is “sending an independent observer” into the Accra High Court, where Oliver Barker-Vormawor is facing trial for a treason felony, to “observe trial proceedings”. | Pulse Ghana