![]() ![]() Issue(s): Association, Assembly, Emergency, Surveillance, Press Freedom, Expression, Privacy, Access to Information, Movement, MilitarizationĬambodia Harsh Enforcement of COVID "Red Zones" Organizations found culpable of these offenses may be fined up to 1 billion riels ($247,000). "Obstructing" the state's response to the emergency, or noncompliance with the response in a way that creates "public chaos," is punishable by up to 5 years in jail and a fine of up to 5 million riels ($1,200). These include: banning meetings and gatherings restricting people from leaving their homes mobilizing military forces surveilling telecommunications "by any means" banning or restricting news media that may harm "national security" or create confusion about the state of emergency and other measures that are "suitable and necessary" to respond to the emergency. The law provides the government with broad new powers during a state of emergency. Issue(s): Discrimination, Press Freedom, Expression, Access to InformationĬambodia Law on National Management in the State of Emergency Additionally, while authorities granted amnesty to a number of prisoners to reduce prison population density and combat the spread of COVID-19, opposition activists were excluded from the amnesty. Although courts suspended some proceedings, they continued to process cases against anti-government activists. According to critics, the government's actions amount to a crackdown on dissent, at a time when protests and marches remain prohibited on account of the virus. Many of the summons and arrests are related to activists' posts on social media. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Algerian government has arrested at least one prominent journalist, has lengthened the sentence of another on charges of "affronting national unity" and "affronting the morale of the army," and has issued summons for dozens of activists. تاريخ النفاذ: 29 أبريل 2020 ( See primary source or citation here)Īlgeria Crackdown on Opposition Activism during Pandemic In addition, penalties are heightened if the offence takes place “at a time of a public health lockdown or a natural, biological or technological catastrophe or any other form of catastrophe,” with first time offenders facing up to five years in prison. Under the amendments, new offenders face prison sentences of between one and three years. ![]() ![]() The amendments increase prison sentences for defamation, and introduce new penalties including prison sentences for the dissemination of false information. Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Cote d'IvoireĬroatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, North Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweĪlgeria Law 20-06 Amending the Penal Code ![]()
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