freedom of assembly

May 28, 2021

Jailed HK tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for Oct. 1 illegal assembly

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was given a new prison sentence of 14 months on…

April 1, 2021

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorized assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister…

October 26, 2020

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has extended the country’s nationwide state of emergency by three months, starting Monday. This decision…

February 25, 2015

In its report for the status of human rights across the world during 2014, Amnesty International has highlighted what it…

April 10, 2013

April 6 Youth Movement held a vigil outside the Cairo Security Directorate on Wednesday evening, demanding the release of…

February 25, 2013

Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the Egyptian presidency and Justice Ministry to amend a law regulating protests, saying…

February 13, 2013

The new protests draft law proposed by the Justice Ministry opens the way for fresh controversy over the future of…

October 30, 2012

Bahrain has banned all protests and gatherings to ensure security, the interior minister said Tuesday, after clashes erupted between…

October 23, 2012

KUWAIT — Kuwait banned gatherings of more than 20 people and gave police more powers to disperse protests, local media…

October 18, 2012

Personal freedoms: A disconcerting zone Between the Sharia-related articles and those entitling the state to oversee the upholding of morals,…