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As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, governments in several countries are reacting ham-handedly to media accounts critical of their responses and nearly 40 journalists have reportedly been arrested or charged. The United Nations and International Press...

Booker Prize winner and Indian human rights activist, Arunadhati Roy has said the Indian government is exploiting COVID-19 outbreak to ramp up suppression of Muslims, comparing the tactic to one used by the Nazis against German...

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday called for a “very close look” at the continued incarceration of Kashmiris prisoners in jails under Indian control amid growing coronavirus cases. Six leading international human rights organizations jointly demanded...

USN Comfort approaching Pier 90 in NYC on March 30, 2020  Image: Abseim / Wikimedia The U.S. death toll from coronavirus for a single day exceeded 500 on Monday with New York reported 253 deaths, according to data...

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