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March 16, 2016 News Release

China: State Security, Terrorism Convictions Double

Prosecutions Reveal Worrying Trend, Escalating Crackdown on Dissent

Zhou Qiang, chief of China's Supreme People's Court, bows during a session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 13, 2016.

March 16, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: The UAE’s Literary Festival in a Vacuum

UAE literature graphic

March 16, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Academics Jailed For Signing Petition

Hundreds Investigated for ‘Terrorism’

Turkey Academics Graphic

March 15, 2016 Commentary

Tajikistan's Fight Against Political Islam

How Fears of Terrorism Stifle Free Speech

2015-9-eca-tajikistan-IRPT

March 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Ethiopian Pastor Pays the Penalty for Speaking Out

Pastor Omot Agwa was charged by Ethiopian authorities under the anti-terrorism law after being detained for nearly six months.

March 14, 2016 News Release

Brazil: Veto Overbroad Counterterrorism Bill

Endangers Freedom of Association

Students demonstrate in front of Brazil´s National Congress in Brasilia to demand more investment in public education. June 27, 2013.

March 14, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Extraordinarily Ordinary in Russia

Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniforms, line up as they take part in a military parade rehearsal in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, November 6, 2015.

March 14, 2016 Commentary

It’s high time to change India’s sedition laws

JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar addresses students at the JNU campus in New Delhi, India on March 3, 2016.

March 13, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Reverse Blasphemy Sentences Against Christian Children

5-Year Terms for Video Mocking ISIS

"How can you try someone for mocking ISIS?"

March 11, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Priority for Burma’s New President

Police hit a student protester in Letpadan on March 10, 2015.

March 11, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

March 10, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Keep Up the Pressure on Rights in Burma

Soldiers parade to mark the 70th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in Burma's capital Naypyidaw, March 27, 2015.

March 3, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Prosecuted in Russia for Lack of Faith

A man walks under an umbrella during a snowfall, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in Red Square in central Moscow March 31, 2014.

February 28, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Is Azerbaijan the Company the EU Wants to Keep?

Leyla Yunus returning to her house, December 9, 2015

February 26, 2016 Letter

Letter to the EU High Representative Mogherini on her upcoming visit to Azerbaijan

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