threats

January 11, 2019

Protest, debate and thuggery: examining our own responses

We are right to be concerned at the ugly behaviour seen around Westminster in recent days.
November 6, 2018

Journalist beaten to death in eastern India after receiving threats

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Indian authorities to shed all possible light on the murder of Chandan Tiwari, a journalist who was beaten to death after receiving threats in connection with his reporting.
September 24, 2018

RSF condemns arrest of two investigative journalists in Bulgaria

Bulgarian police have detained two journalists investigating allegations of fraud involving European Union funds in Romania and Bulgaria.
August 12, 2018

Online harassment presents global threat to journalists, says RSF

The mass harassment of journalists online represents a new threat to press freedom, warns Reporters Without Borders.
July 25, 2018

2017 was 'deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders'

At least 207 people were murdered trying to protect their homes and communities from mining, agribusiness and other destructive industries in 2017, says Global Witness.
June 14, 2018

Bangladeshi blogger 'killed for urging religious tolerance'

Shahjahan Bachchu, a freethinking journalist and blogger who had been threatened by radical Islamists for years has been killed.
June 8, 2018

Red Cross staff pulled out of Yemen amid security incidents and threats

The Red Cross has withdrawn staff from Yemen following threats and intimidation.
December 3, 2017

UK terror threat throws spotlight on India’s far right

UK cinemas have postponed the opening of an Indian film after a far-right politician threatened that cinemas screening it would be set ablaze.
August 7, 2013

Zimbabwean women forced to flee homes for refusing to reveal their vote

Women political activists in rural Zimbabwe have told Amnesty International they have been threatened with violence and forced to flee with their children.