political dissent

New Legislation Outlaws Dissenters in Venezuela

By Jorge Pastrán
In Venezuela you can no longer say in public that the economic sanctions applied by the United States and other countries are appropriate, or even be suspected of considering any of the authorities illegitimate, because you can be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison and lose all your assets.

Cameroon’s Anti-Terrorism Law – Reversal of Human Freedoms

By Ngala Killian Chimtom
Legislators in Cameroon have voted in a draft law proposing the death sentence for all those guilty of carrying out, abetting or sponsoring acts of terrorism. The draft law, which is now being examined by the Cameroon Senate, call for punishment acts of terrorism committed by citizens, either individually or in complicity, with death.
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