Evan Gershkovich’s work for The Wall Street Journal included reporting on Russians’ efforts to help others who were being repressed. Russian journalists are now scrutinizing his arrest as a brazen attack on press freedom.
Tag: Freedom of Speech and Expression
Russian Girl Sent to Orphanage After Father Criticizes War
Rights activists worry that the separation of a teenage girl and her father after they criticized the war in Ukraine might signal a toughening of the crackdown on dissent.
Free Speech (or Not) at Stanford
A federal judge spoke at Stanford Law School. Chaos ensued.
Saudi Arabia Frees Saad Almadi, U.S. Dual Citizen Jailed for Dissent
Saad Almadi, 72, a Florida resident, was one of several Americans and hundreds of Saudis caught up in the crackdown under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He still cannot fly home, his son said.
Jiang Yanyong, Who Helped Expose China’s SARS Crisis, Dies at 91
A retired military surgeon, he blew the whistle in 2003 on Beijing’s cover-up of the epidemic. He was later punished for denouncing the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
An Activist’s Flight Reveals Widening Repression in Algeria
Four years after a popular uprising fueled hopes for change and real democracy, the country’s government is using vaguely defined statutes to round up hundreds.
A Russian Editor Evades Putin’s Censorship
Galina Timchenko, founder of the dissident news site Meduza, has adapted as the information noose has tightened since the invasion of Ukraine.
‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent
The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.
One Year Into War, Putin Is Crafting the Russia He Craves
In Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion has met setback after setback. But its effect at home has been very different.
What to Know About the ‘Hong Kong 47’ Trial and the National Security Law
Beijing used a national security law to quash dissent. Now another warning is being sent, with the mass trial of what was once Hong Kong’s political opposition.