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Venezuela: Suspected Plotters Tortured

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January 8, 2019 News Release

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Sudan: Security Forces Killing, Detaining Protesters

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Thailand: Allow Fleeing Saudi Woman to Seek Refuge

Threat to Send Her Back to Family in Saudi Arabia

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Bangladesh: Election Abuses Need Independent Probe

Free Journalists Held for Reporting Vote Rigging

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Malaysia: End Detention Without Trial

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Face Risk of Return to Harm

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Policy Change Unnecessary, Potentially Dangerous

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December 20, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Big Brother Is Watching Everyone

Draft Cyber Security Decree Will Seriously Undermine Rights

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