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March 20, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Four Arrested Over COVID-19 Protest

Prominent Women Sought Release of Unjustly Detained Prisoners

Screenshot of a live stream video from the protest showing Ahdaf Soueif, right, Laila Soueif, left, and Rabab al-Mahdy in between before they were arrested at the protest in downtown Cairo on March 18.
March 19, 2020 News Release

Pakistan: Prisoners at Risk of COVID-19

Ensure Medical Care for Those in Custody

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March 19, 2020 News Release

US: Address Impact of Covid-19 on Poor

Virus Outbreak Highlights Structural Inequalities

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March 19, 2020 News Release

UAE: Prisoners with HIV Vulnerable to Coronavirus

Free Those Unjustly Detained; Consider Conditional Release of Others

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March 19, 2020 News Release

Respect Rights in COVID-19 Response

Recommendations for Governments in Addressing Pandemic

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March 18, 2020 News Release

Kazakhstan: Women’s Day Activists Convicted

Revise Draft Law on Peaceful Protests

Symbolic burning of a funeral wreath during celebration of International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 8, 2020.
March 18, 2020 News Release

US: Plan to Shut Border Endangers Asylum Seekers

Administration Using Pandemic to Pursue Anti-Migrant Agenda

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March 17, 2020 News Release

China: Reverse Ban on American Journalists

Reporters at Major US Outlets to be Expelled, Hong Kong Reporting Restricted

Chinese Foreign Ministry new spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, February 24, 2020.
March 17, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Insurgents Bomb Government Agency in South

‘Double-Tap’ Attack Aimed to Maximize Civilian Casualties

Thai crime scene investigators inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Yala, southern Thailand, Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
March 17, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Mass Corruption Arrests

Previous Campaign Marred by Lack of Due Process, Torture Allegations

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March 17, 2020 News Release

Algeria: Prominent Journalist Facing Charges

Arrested While Covering Hirak Protests

Journalist Khaled Drareni filming street protests in Algiers, December 2019.
March 16, 2020 News Release

Sudan: UN/AU Plan for Darfur Falls Short

Vulnerable Communities Need Protection

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Syria: Government Forces Apparently Abuse Civilians

People Who Don’t Flee Recaptured Areas Risk Retaliation

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March 13, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Drop Charges Against Opposition Leader

Election Commission Seeks 10-Year Prison Term for Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit

Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit arrives for a press conference at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 25, 2019.
March 13, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Urgently Locate Missing Journalist

Drop Criminal Case Against News Editor, Others

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