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January 2, 2018 News Release

Iran: Investigate Killings of Protesters

Halt Use of Excessive Force Against Demonstrators

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December 27, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Yezidi Fighters Allegedly Execute Civilians

Investigate, Prosecute Armed Group Abuses

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December 22, 2017 News Release

Mexico: Address Chiapas Displacement Crisis

Investigate Armed Attacks; Assist Displaced People

December 22, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Investigate Killings in Rio Raid

Army Should Cooperate Fully with Civilian Investigators

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December 22, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Journalist Marks a Year in Detention

Arrested While Visiting Family on Dubious Charges

Egyptian journalist Mahmoud Hussein marks one year in pretrial detention without proper due process on December 22, 2017
December 21, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Publish Commission Report on Terai Violence

Victims Await Answers, Redress

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December 21, 2017 News Release

Greece: Urgent Need to Move Asylum Seekers from Islands

As Winter Begins, Accelerate Transfers, End Containment Policy

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December 20, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Activist Tran Thi Nga

Government Tightens Chokehold on Voices of Dissent

Tran Thi Nga protests against the arrest of blogger “Mother Mushroom” in October 2016.
December 20, 2017 News Release

Burma: Journalists Feared ‘Disappeared’

Free Reuters Reporters Held Secretly Since December 12

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December 20, 2017 News Release

Palestine: Reform Restrictive Cybercrime Law

Amended Draft Better, but Still Short of International Standards

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Charge or Release Rights Activists

Credible Fears of Torture, Ill-Treatment of Detainees

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Argentina: Far-Fetched ‘Treason’ Charges Against Ex-Officials

Defendants Detained in Case Linked to 1994 Terrorist Attack

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Lebanon: Police Violence at Protest on Jerusalem

Investigate Use of Force, Ensure Accountability

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Burma: Methodical Massacre at Rohingya Village

Hundreds Killed, Raped in Tula Toli

Survivors of the Tula Toli massacre in Rakhine State, Burma.
December 18, 2017 News Release

Kuwait: Mass Convictions for 2011 Protest

Heavy Sentences for Expression, Assembly

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