All over the world, associations, independent media outlets, and NGOs – all of which often constitute the last critical bulwark against totalitarian abuses – are facing new laws aimed at curbing their activities by depriving them of means, and at discrediting them. In most cases, this roots from the genuine paranoia of closed political regimes and their leaders when faced with organizations that they suspect of serving the interests of foreign powers, or of political opponents in exile. A recent article published by the International Federation for Human Rights examines this widespread practice through societies with strengthened authoritarian influence. Read more here.
Source: IFHR
