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October 31, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Actors Convicted of Criticizing Army

Drop All Charges Against Theater Troupe Members

Zayar Lwin, center left, member of Student Union and a leader of Peacock Generation "Thangyat" Performance Group, talks as he leaves a township court along with his colleague Paing Phyo Min, right, after their trial Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Yangon, My
October 31, 2019 News Release

Malaysia: Repeal Abusive Security Law

SOSMA Denies Right to Fair Trial

Malaysia's national flag flies in front of the Federal Court on a hazy day in Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 6, 2015.
October 31, 2019 News Release

Russia: New Law Expands Government Control Online

Wider Internet Surveillance

Protest against the RuNet (Russian Internet) isolation in Moscow on March 10, 2019.
October 31, 2019 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Bill Threatens Workers’ Rights

Parliament Should Reject Amendments to Trade Union Law

An airplane trace is seen behind a Kyrgyzstan national flag fluttering in a central square in Bishkek March 11, 2013.
October 31, 2019 News Release

Afghanistan: CIA-Backed Forces Commit Atrocities

Disband All Irregular Paramilitary Forces, Cooperate With Independent Investigations

A car burned during a raid by the Khost Protection Force in Tani district, Khost province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2019.
October 30, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Prominent Activist Barred from Elections

Unlawful Political Screening Used to Disqualify Joshua Wong

Hong Kong democratic activist Joshua Wong speaks to the media in Hong Kong, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Wong announced plans to contest local elections and warns that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur more support for monthslong pro-democracy pro
October 30, 2019 News Release

The “Moscow Case”: What You Need to Know

Arrests, Criminal Prosecutions for Peaceful Protests

Russia police metro
October 29, 2019 News Release

Iran: Sanctions Threatening Health

US Should Ensure Effective Humanitarian Exemptions

Iranians shop at a drugstore at the Nikan hospital in Tehran on September 11, 2018.
October 29, 2019 News Release

Mexico: Risks at Border for Those With Disabilities

Identify Asylum Seekers Facing Obstacles; Ensure Needed Services

Asylum seekers rest at a migrant shelter run by the federal government in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
October 28, 2019 News Release

European Parliament: Rights Award Boosts Pressure on China

Sakharov Prize to Uyghur Scholar Spotlights Xinjiang Crisis

In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, Ilham Tohti, an outspoken scholar of China's Uighur minority, gestures as he speaks during an interview at his home in Beijing, China.
October 28, 2019 News Release

Tanzania: Climate of Fear, Censorship as Repression Mounts

Repeal Repressive Laws; Investigate Abuses of Activists, Critics, Opponents

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October 27, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Protesters Killed by Teargas Canisters

Security Forces Use Excessive Force Despite Government Promises

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.
October 24, 2019 News Release

Thailand: Peaceful Critics Prosecuted

Repeal or Amend Laws Criminalizing Speech, Assembly

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October 24, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Crackdown on Protestant Faith

Churches Sealed; Worshipers Beaten

A Protestant Berber boy attends a weekly mass at a church in Tizi-Ouzou, 100 kilometers east of Algeria's capital, Algiers, October 2, 2010.
October 24, 2019 News Release

Libya: Abducted Medical Staff Freed After 12 Days

Authorities Should Hold Captors to Account

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