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January 5, 2017 News Release

North Korea: Celebrations Hide Human Rights Violations

Demand Accountability on Occasion of Kim Jong-Un’s Birthday

Kim Jong-Un Korean Central News Agency
December 21, 2016 News Release

China: Draft Police Law Entrenches Abuses

Overhaul Needed to Curb Wide Police Powers

China: Draft Police Law Entrenches Abuses
December 21, 2016 Letter

Submission on Draft Revisions to the Police Law

December 21, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Cyber Crime Act Tightens Internet Control

Sweeping Powers to Censor, Stifle Free Speech, Silence Critics

Thailand: Cyber Crime Act Tightens Internet Control PHOTO
December 16, 2016 News Release

China: Three Activists Feared ‘Disappeared’

Account for Rights Defenders Missing Since November

Police arrest a man in downtown Shanghai, after calls for a "Jasmine Revolution" protest on February 27, 2011.
December 15, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Silencing the Media

Ruthless Assault on Press Freedom Shields State from Scrutiny

Journalists targeted in Turkey’s media crackdown. From top left: Aslı Erdoğan, Ahmet Altan, Kadri Gürsel, Necmiye Alpay; Erdem Gül, Ceyda Karan, Can Dündar, Hatice Kamer; Refik Tekin, Hanım Büşra Erdal, Nedim Oruç, Nazlı Ilıcak
December 12, 2016 News Release

Algeria: Journalist on Hunger Strike in Prison Dies

Sentenced to 2 Years for Insulting President

Relatives carry the coffin of British-Algerian journalist Mohamed Tamalt, who had died on December 11 after staging a hunger strike in Algiers over his two years sentence for publishing articles considered as offensive to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Al
December 9, 2016 News Release

Uzbekistan: Human Rights Agenda for the New President

Urgent Need for Reform as Mirziyoyev Takes Office

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December 9, 2016 Letter

HRW Letter to Uzbekistan President-Elect Shavkat Mirziyoyev

December 7, 2016 News Release

Qatar: Independent News Website Blocked

Further Undermines Media Freedom

Vodafone and Ooredo confirm Doha News, Qatar’s only independent news website, is blocked in Qater. Screengrab from Doha News website.
November 30, 2016 News Release

Western Balkans: Unchecked Attacks on Media

Investigate Crimes against Journalists, Protect Independent Press

Balkan media under threat
November 17, 2016 Dispatches

Unchecked Presidential Surveillance Powers are Dangerous

Obama, Congress Should Act Now to Avert Risks

A surveillance camera is pictured in front of the U.S. flag, September 20, 2016.
November 16, 2016 Commentary

Six Monarchs, 140 Dissidents, One Rule: Keep Your Mouth Shut

Restrictions on Free Speech and Protest in Bahrain and the Foreign Policy Responsibilities of Western Governments

MENA Bahrain protesters Pearl roundabout February 2011
November 7, 2016 News Release

Turkmenistan: Journalist Harassed, Assaulted

Series of Attacks on Radio Azatlyk Journalists

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November 5, 2016 Commentary

Australia Should Go To Papua and See The Human Rights Situation For Itself

Cartoonist's depiction of Indonesian government restrictions on media freedom and rights monitoring in Papua.

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