government repression

In a chilling demonstration of the relentless grip of President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s authoritarian regime, a man who chose to stay in Belarus to care for his imprisoned wife has now found himself behind bars. This poignant case, along with the detention of another journalist, underscores the ongoing repression in Belarus,...

In a disturbing escalation of its crackdown on dissent, the Nicaraguan government has adopted a new tactic to intimidate and silence its critics: arresting them and then keeping their detention a secret. The whereabouts of those taken into custody are not disclosed, and their arrests are not acknowledged by the...