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The Importance of Human Rights Education

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Action for Freedom — 3 Comments

It is often said that knowledge is power, and this is especially true when it comes to knowledge of human rights. Simply put, this is the teaching of the history, laws and theories surrounding human rights. There’s a variety of…

Tagged with: Advocacy Organizations, Africa, Education, Holocaust, Human Right, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Scientology, society, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights

Somali Journalist Killing Is Latest in Violent Trend

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

A Mogadishu radio-station director has became the third Somali journalist killed in as many months. The death underscores the constant threat against journalists working in the war-torn country. Abukar Hassan Mohamoud is the latest journalist to be killed in the…

Tagged with: Africa, capital mogadishu, censorship, Censorship in America, Committee to Protect Journalists, independent radio station, Journalist, Mogadishu, mogadishu somalia, northern mogadishu, Radio broadcasting, Reporters Without Borders, Somalia, Somaliland, somaliweyn radio, Transitional Federal Government
Posted in Free Speech, Government Control, Media Censorship

Free Speech: Nigerians Protest End to Fuel Subsidy

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Action for Freedom — 3 Comments

Protesters in Nigeria marched against a government decision to end a popular consumer fuel subsidy, which has sent prices soaring in the oil-rich nation. Demonstrators in Lagos Tuesday chanted as they carried banners and signs critical of President Goodluck Jonathan.…

Tagged with: Africa, censorship, Goodluck Jonathan, Lagos, Nigeria, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Subsidy, Trade Union Congress
Posted in Free Speech, Human Rights

Rights Groups Welcome US Decision to Send Troops to Uganda

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Human rights groups are welcoming the U.S. decision to deploy 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support the regional fight against a guerrilla group known for atrocities against civilians. One of those groups, Human Rights Watch, has been urging…

Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Barack Obama, censorship, Censorship in America, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, General Censorship, Human Rights, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Lord Resistance Army, Military, Newsworthy, Scum Bags, Uganda
Posted in Human Rights

Morocco: Multiple Arrests Against Activists

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Written by Hisham Almiraat There has been a sudden surge in arrests among pro-democracy activists and online campaigners in Morocco in recent days. Three have occurred in the past week alone. Little has been reported in the press and it…

Tagged with: Activism, Africa, All Articles, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, facebook, Free Speech Internet, General Censorship, Government, Internet, internet, Internet censorship, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Newsworthy, Pan-democracy camp, Wikileaks, YouTube
Posted in Human Rights, Internet Censorship, Political Censorship

Independent Media Emerge in Tripoli After Fall of Gadhafi

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Independent news media are beginning to emerge in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, two weeks after the fall of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. They are pledging to help build democratic institutions that were never allowed to develop under his 42-year rule.…

Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Bani Walid District, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, Freedom of the Press, General Censorship, Government, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Newsworthy, Niger, Tripoli
Posted in Political Censorship

Togo: Journalists Rally to Protect Free Press

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Journalists in the West African country of Togo rallied in the streets of capital Lomé [fr] to protest against the threats that their colleagues received recently. The rally was launched on August 3, by the association ‘SOS Journalistes en Danger’ (SOS…

Tagged with: Africa, Africa Cup of Nations, All Articles, Association football, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, Emmanuel Adebayor, Freedom of the Press, General Censorship, Government, Government, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Lomé, National Intelligence Agency, Newsworthy, Togo, West Africa
Posted in Human Rights, Political Censorship

Egypt’s Revolution Brings Changes for Journalists, Audience

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Written by Al Pessin | Cairo Egypt’s revolution in January and February led to major changes in the country’s media, changes that affect both journalists and news consumers. Since Egypt’s revolution, there is more competition among the nation’s newspapers, more…

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Posted in Human Rights, Political Censorship

Mubarak Trial Carries Many Uncertainties for Nervous Egypt

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Egypt’s deposed President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial August 3 on corruption and murder charges related to his 30-year tenure and the crackdown on protesters during the revolution that ousted him in January and February. The trial…

Tagged with: Africa, All Articles, Cairo, censorship, Censorship in America, Egypt, General Censorship, Government, History, Hosni Mubarak, Human Rights, Justice ministry, Newsworthy, Politics, Protest, Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Posted in Human Rights

Tunisian Press Fears Return to Censorship

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

A new report from international media watchdogs argues that for Tunisia’s democratic transition to succeed, the country needs a strong and independent press. The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG) urged the interim government to eliminate censorship,…