This week, rights advocates faced harsh and unjust legal penalties for engaging in protected speech and peaceful protest. Two cases in particular exemplify the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities’ parallel approach to criminalizing speech, while a court in Kazakhstan convicted 19 activists over a peaceful protest against Beijing’s crackdown in Xinjiang last year.
HRIC Weekly Brief
This week, rights advocates faced harsh and unjust legal penalties for engaging in protected speech and peaceful protest. Two cases in particular exemplify the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities’ parallel approach to criminalizing speech, while a court in Kazakhstan convicted 19 activists over a peaceful protest against Beijing’s crackdown in Xinjiang last year.