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March 1, 2017 Dispatches

Azerbaijani Activist’s Family Arrested, Harassed

Stop Targeting Relatives of Exiled Critics

Ordukhan Teymurkhan talking at a rally in Cologne, Germany, under the slogan "Freedom to Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan." 18 February 2017.
February 28, 2017 Dispatches

Bringing Burma’s Children a Brighter Future

Government Should Sign Safe Schools Declaration

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February 28, 2017 Dispatches

Iranian Officials’ Hypocrisy Over Oscar Win

Celebrated Filmmakers Face Restrictions, Jail at Home

A statement is read on behalf of Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi at the 89th Academy Awards after he was awarded an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, for his 2016 film The Salesman, Hollywood, California, United States, February 26, 2017.
February 28, 2017 Dispatches

Big Brother’s Book Festival

UAE Event Kicks Off Amid Unrelenting Crackdown on Critics

Emirates Festival of Literature graphic
February 27, 2017 Dispatches

Ukraine Acts to Improve Diversity and Inclusion

Health Ministry Form Acknowledges Transgender People

Ukraine’s Ministry of Health draft declaration open for public discussion. Section 4 asks people for gender and offers three options – male, female or N (Н), which means they can choose not to indicate their gender.
February 27, 2017 Dispatches

China Again Whitewashes History

Beijing Twists the Anniversary of a Massacre to Back its Claim on Taiwan

A man stands in front of a convoy of tanks in the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in this June 5, 1989 file photo.
February 27, 2017 Dispatches

The Unfairness of Forcing Refugees in Greece Back to Turkey

Greece and EU Should Recognize Syrian’s Right to Seek Refuge

A Frontex officer (L) escorts a deportee onto a boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 4, 2016.
February 27, 2017 Dispatches

France Takes Historic Step Toward Reducing Supply Chain Abuses

Companies Should Put Safeguards in Place to Protect Workers Abroad

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February 26, 2017 Dispatches

Chinese Netizens Attack Minority Uyghur Muslims

How China’s Censorship Undermines its Own Goal

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February 26, 2017 Dispatches

Trump’s Crusade Against Critics

February 26, 2017 Dispatches

Afghan LGBT Asylum Seekers in UK Among Most Vulnerable

At Risk of Imprisonment, Violence if Deported to Afghanistan

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February 24, 2017 Dispatches

Transgender Woman Murdered in Malaysia

Authorities Should Investigate the Killing, Prosecute Perpetrators

Photo of Sameera Krishnan.
February 24, 2017 Dispatches

Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa

Local Group’s March Against Immigrants in Pretoria Today Turned Violent

A man reacts to tear gas fired by police fire to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters, after mobs looted stores this week believed to belong to immigrants in Pretoria, South Africa, February 24, 2017.
February 24, 2017 Dispatches

Redefining Rape in Jamaica

Current Law Offers Unfair Treatment, Inadequate Protection

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February 23, 2017 Dispatches

Malawi Amends Constitution to Remove Child Marriage Loophole

Children Can No Longer Marry with Parental Consent

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