#Repression

Note: In remarks at Freedom House’s Annual Awards and 85th Anniversary celebration last night, actor, producer, and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi reaffirmed that courage and unity can overcome tyranny in Iran and around the world.

Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct action

Reacting to an intensifying campaign of repression against Gen Z activists and civil society members by Madagascar’s military authorities, which took power following a coup in October 2025, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern…

The U.N.’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.

Russia's Supreme Court has labeled the human rights organization Memorial as "extremist." Experts say this represents a new level of repression in Russia.