arbitrary arrest | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

Kuwait: Prosecution of journalist signals troubling crackdown on expression, warn UN experts

10 June 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed serious concern about the arbitrary arrest, detention, and prosecution in Kuwait of Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, in apparent retaliation for his legitimate work as a journalist. Shihab-Eldin is an internationally respected...

Zambia must immediately halt downward spiral of infringements on fundamental freedoms: UN experts

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29 August 2024, GENEVA – Independent experts* today expressed concern about multiple allegations of arbitrary arrests and detentions on charges of, inter alia, unlawful assembly, espionage, hate speech and seditious practices against opposition political party leaders...