Dispatches
Ali’s Long Wait for Justice in Greece
Ali Rahimi was 27 when it happened. A group approached him and two other Afghans in central Athens, swore at them, and told them to leave Greece. Then they attacked.
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Greece: Lone Migrant Children Left Unprotected
Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of Abuse
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Russia’s Assault on Freedom of Expression
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Russia: Peaceful Protesters Detained, Abused
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News ReleaseRussia: Government vs. Rights Groups
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DispatchesPunishing UK Women When Condoms Fail
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News ReleasePoland: Draft Law Threatens Supreme Court
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News ReleaseTajikistan: Stop Persecuting Opposition Families
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News ReleaseRussia: Assault on Freedom of Expression
Witness: Beaten by Police in Moscow
When I spoke to Yulia Galyamina, she was in the hospital with a concussion and other injuries received after a riot police officer hit her in the face with a powerful blow. She still felt dizzy and achy, and several of her teeth were wobbly. As she recalled the events of that afternoon, Yulia, who is in her mid-40s, was often close to crying.
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Exodus: Asylum Seekers Flee Into Europe
“What will happen to us?” “Will they fingerprint us?” was the constant refrain as we watched a human wave of asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan crossing the Serbia-Hungary border.
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Fleeing Syria and Stranded in Hungary
Interactive Photo Feature: Thousands of asylum-seekers, including many from war-torn Syria, arrive daily in Hungary, seeking a path to Germany and other Western European countries. Hungary has detained and at times refused to allow people to continue onwards to Western Europe, citing an EU regulation. As a result, thousands have been stranded at Budapest's Keleti train station. Human Rights Watch researchers interviewed scores. Here are their stories. >>
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Breaking Barriers: The Disability Rights Movement in Russia
Although people with disabilities in Russia have seen improvements since the end of the Soviet era, they remain largely cut off from society.