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June 7, 2023 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Should Free Imprisoned Lawyer

Court Releases, Reduces Sentences of 14 Other Karakalpakstan Defendants

 Defendants listen to the verdict in their trial on charges related to the July 2022 protests in Nukus, the main city in Karakalpakstan, at a court in Bukhara, Uzbekistan on January 31, 2023.
June 7, 2023 Dispatches

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June 7, 2023 News Release

Poland: New Law to Bar People from Public Office

EU Should Take Action Against New Rule of Law Backsliding

Pro-democratic march in Warsaw gathered up to 500k participants (according to organisers), led by Donald Tusk, former Prime Minister of Poland and President of the European Council
June 6, 2023 Dispatches

Angolan Police Fatally Fire on Fuel-Price Protest

Impartially Investigate Apparent Excessive Use of Lethal Force

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Nigeria: No Justice for Civilians Killed in Airstrike

Investigate Military Air Operations; Compensate Victims

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Senegal: Violent Crackdown On Opposition, Dissent

Investigate Deaths, Injuries; Release Political Prisoners; Ensure Free Assembly

Supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko clash with security forces on June 2, 2023, after Sonko was sentenced to prison in Dakar, Senegal.
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Presidential Term Measure a Threat to Civil Society, Freedom of Expression

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End Evictions, Confinement to Overcrowded Camp

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