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October 8, 2019 News Release

Bulgaria: Despite Court Order, Australian Still Detained

Clarify Legal Basis Or Release

Bulgaria's prosecutor general Sotir Tsatsarov, right, speaks during a press conference in Sofia, on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.
October 8, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Rohingya Jailed for Traveling

End Arbitrary Restrictions on Persecuted Muslim Minority

A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Shwe Zar village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, September 6, 2017.
October 8, 2019 News Release

Northeast Syria: Boys, Men Held in Inhumane Conditions

Countries Should Bring Their Citizens Home, Improve Detention Sites

Detainees in what The Times of London describes as an informal detention center for Islamic State (ISIS) suspects in northeast Syria.
October 8, 2019 News Release

Bahrain: Prisoners Denied Medical Care

End Degrading Treatment of Imprisoned Opposition Activists

Six individuals held in Bahraini prisons.
October 7, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: New Arrest for Facebook Postings

Ongoing Crackdown on Online Commentators

Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong supports prominent blogger Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving a 16-year prison sentence. His sign reads, "I recommend the government of Vietnam to release Tran Huynh Duy Thuc."
October 7, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Political Opponent Freed

Scores Still Held for Political Activism

Maurice Kamto holds a news conference at his headquarter in Yaounde, Cameroon October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
October 7, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Investigate Riot Deaths in Papua

At Least 33 Killed Amid Deepening Sectarian Tensions

Burnt out vehicles stretch across a parking lot from Monday's violent protest in Wamena, Papua province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.
October 7, 2019 News Release

Global Efforts Needed to Free Detained Children

UN Study Finds at Least 1.5 Million Locked Up Each Year

Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police.
October 7, 2019 News Release

Belarus: Tajik Activist Faces Unlawful Extradition

Forced Return Would Violate Ban on Torture, Other Ill-Treatment

Independent journalist and political opposition activist Farhod Odinaev was detained by Belarusian border guards on September 25 on a Tajik extradition request while crossing the Belarus-Lithuania border en route to a human rights conference in Poland.
October 6, 2019 News Release

Pakistan: End Ordeal for ‘Blasphemy’ Defendants

Repeal Law Used Against Religious Minorities, Vulnerable Communities

Protesters burn a poster of Aasia Bibi after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction under the blasphemy law, Hyderabad, Pakistan, November 1, 2018.
October 4, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Face Mask Ban Violates Assembly Rights

Disproportionate Response Seems Aimed to Deter Protests

People protest the enactment of the anti-mask law in Hong Kong, October 4, 2019.
October 4, 2019 News Release

UN: Deny Venezuela Human Rights Council Seat

Costa Rica, Also Running, Offers Rights-Respecting Alternative

Riot police clash with anti-government demonstrators in the neighborhood of Los Mecedores, in Caracas, on January 21, 2019.
October 4, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: Army Frees 25 Child Suspects After Abuse Reports

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October 4, 2019 News Release

Iran: Stadium Seating Cap Endangers Women

FIFA Should Urgently Overturn Discriminatory Ticket Limit of 4,600 Women

Female Iranian spectators cheer as they wave their country's flag during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Bolivia, at the Azadi (Freedom) stadium, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018.
October 3, 2019 News Release

China: Release Supporters of Hong Kong Protests

Authorities Crack Down on Activism, News in the Mainland

Protestors stand surrounded by smoke from tear gas shells in Hong Kong, October 1, 2019.

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