It is astonishing the lengths that Governments will go to to censor people ...

Governments exist for the betterment of the wealthy/corporations so I don't find this astonishing at all.  Actually, it's perversely encouraging.  If the internet wasn't working effectively to counter their propaganda/mind control, they wouldn't waste resources jailing/harassing these folks.  There are always casualties in every war.  What amazes me is that the human species has been fighting this same have vs. have not battle for how many centuries?  I might think that a reasonable resolution would have been reached by now.

They tried to assimilate me. They failed.

The UN Convention of Human Rights exists to protect people from this kind of action by their Governments, apparently.

Sadly, unless one has a considerably higher profile than most online journalists, the implication of protections in UN Convention of Human Rights can serve more as an attractive nuisance than as any real protection.  Perhaps the representatives of the "advanced" nations in the west should explain to their more "backward" colleagues that they should lighten up, as few pay any attention to these critics and leaving them alone can give the government the appearance of being more "progressive."  

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."