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Freedom To Speak

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08 November

Internet freedom is the next frontier of human rights.

Free expression on the internet is under assault. A reminder of how carefully freedom of expression and communication needs to be protected.

27 August

Facebook’s Ties to India’s Ruling Party Complicate Its Fight Against Hate Speech

The social media giant is under increasing scrutiny for how it enforces its hate speech policies when the accused are members of the ruling party.

17 July

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Targets Catholic Officials in Hong Kong with Phishing Campaign

A phishing campaign that targeted the leaders of the Hong Kong Catholic Church in May was recently traced to hackers employed by the Chinese government.

13 July

The relationship between blasphemy laws and religious extremism in the Middle East and North Africa

While an estimated 69 countries across the globe possess blasphemy laws of some kind, no geographical region has as many countries with such laws as the Middle East and North Africa. In many of these countries the penalties are among the most severe.

Darbar Sahib By Marsmux Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
03 July

Sikhs Blocked on Instagram and Facebook

Sikh users of Facebook and Instagram discovered they could not post messages if they used the #sikh hashtag.

17 June

Blasphemy a Capital Offense in Some Countries, Expunged in Others

More than seventy of the world’s countries have some kind of anti-blasphemy laws, the worst of which are Iran Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Qatar, Egypt and Italy. Western nations have no blasphemy laws so detractors may say what they want.

04 June

The Gospel According to Xi

Beijing considers publishing official translations of holy texts like the Bible. (requires a log in)

 

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Countries to watch

Open Doors 2019 World Watch List ranks 50 countries. One in three Christians face high levels of persecution in Asia, with India entering the top 10 for the first time.