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December 18, 2017 Dispatches

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December 18, 2017 Dispatches

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December 18, 2017 Commentary

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Police Abuse, Freezing Conditions Threaten Their Safety

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December 18, 2017 News Release

Kuwait: Mass Convictions for 2011 Protest

Heavy Sentences for Expression, Assembly

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December 17, 2017 Letter

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Repeal of Decree on Associations No. 238 of 2017

December 17, 2017 News Release

Burma: 40 Rohingya Villages Burned Since October

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An updated map of destruction of Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State during October and November 2017.
December 17, 2017 News Release

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December 16, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Government Shutters International Groups

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December 16, 2017 Dispatches

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December 16, 2017 Commentary

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December 16, 2017 News Release

Iran: Free Ailing Labor Activist

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Iranian authorities should immediately release Reza Shahabi, a prominent labor activist, after he suffered a possible stroke in prison, Human Rights Watch said today.
December 15, 2017 News Release

Laos: 5 Years Since Civil Society Leader’s ‘Disappearance’

Disclose Sombath Somphone’s Fate or Whereabouts

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Authorities Threaten to Block Twitter, YouTube Over Open Russia Accounts

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