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At least 83 governments have used COVID-19 to justify free speech violations

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A policeman covers a camera to stop journalists from recording footage outside a court, where detained citizen journalist Zhang Zhan – who reported on Wuhan’s Covid-19 outbreak – was set to go on trial, Shanghai, China, 28 December 2020, LEO RAMIREZ/AFP via Getty Images
Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed critics, broken up peaceful protests, closed media outlets, and enacted vague laws criminalizing speech that they claim threatens public health.
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 11 February 2021.
At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed critics, broken up peaceful protests, closed media outlets, and enacted vague laws criminalizing speech that they claim threatens p ....

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Covid-19 Triggers Wave of Free Speech Abuse

Scores of Countries Target Media, Activists, Medics, Political Opponents
Police block a street in Russia’s capital, Moscow, on July 15, 2020, during a protest against the results of voting on constitutional amendments. The mayor’s office had banned the protest, citing the need to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed critics, broken up peaceful protests, closed media outlets, and enacted vague laws criminalizing speech that they claim threatens public health. The victims include journalists, activists, healthcare workers, political opposition groups, and others who have criticized government responses to the coronavirus. ....

United States , Hong Kong , Sri Lanka , World Health Organization , Al Qahirah , Papua New Guinea , El Salvador , Republic Of , West Bengal , Chalamashetty Srinivas , Gerry Simpson , Li Wenliang , Robert Kyagulanyi , Ayman Wafik , Elly Tumwine , Ibrahim Bediwy , Indranil Khan , Zhang Zhan , Yoweri Museveni , Alexey Navalny , United Nations Human Rights Council , El Salvador Legislative Assembly , European Center , Human Rights Council , Cameroon Renaissance Movement , International Covenant On Civil ,