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January 18, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: TV Channel Ordered Banned

Drop Ban, End Media Restrictions

A participant holds a flyer during a protest against the threat of closure to television station Dozhd (TV Rain) in Moscow February 8, 2014. The flyer reads "We need Dozhd".

January 18, 2017 News Release

Turkey: President Bids for One-Man Rule

Parliament Should Reject Constitutional Changes

Turkish Parliament convenes to debate on the proposed constitutional changes in Ankara, Turkey, January 12, 2017.

January 16, 2017 News Release

Burma: Kachin Christians Feared ‘Disappeared’

Urgently Report on Whereabouts, Well-Being; Allow UN Expert Access

January 15, 2017 News Release

Iraq: ISIS Bombings Are Crimes Against Humanity

Compensate Civilian Victims

A girl walks past the site after a suicide car bomb attack at the shopping area of Karrada, a largely Shi'ite district, in Baghdad, Iraq July 4, 2016.

January 15, 2017 News Release

China: Drop Charges Against Tibetan Education Activist

Shopkeeper Faces 15-Year Sentence for Promoting Minority Language

January 13, 2017 News Release

Iran: Halt Imminent Executions

12 Alleged Drug Offenders at Risk of Death

Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Tehran, Iran.

January 13, 2017 News Release

Chechnya: Leading Politician Threatens Editor

Authorities Target Independent Media Outlet

Gregory Shvedov, editor-in-chief of critical media outlet Caucasian Knot.

January 12, 2017 News Release

World Report 2017: Demagogues Threaten Human Rights

Trump, European Populists Foster Bigotry, Discrimination

Men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings after an airstrike on the rebel-held Salihin neighborhood of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, September 2016.

January 12, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka: Delays Set Back Justice

Geneva Resolution Should Be Implemented Promptly and Transparently

Women conduct a silent protest to commemorate the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Colombo, August 30, 2016.

January 12, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Political Bickering Stalls Justice for Conflict Victims

Government Fails Earthquake Relief For Second Winter

Nepalese police try to stop protesters marching towards the prime minister's office and other ministries, during a demonstration against delays on reconstruction and relief during the first anniversary of the 2015 earthquakes in Kathmandu, April 24, 2016.

January 12, 2017 News Release

Singapore: New Repression of Dissenting Voices

Narrowing Space for Critics Undermines City’s International Aims

Participants form a giant pink dot at the Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park in Singapore on June 4, 2016. The annual Pink Dot festival promotes an acceptance of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Singapore.

January 12, 2017 News Release

Malaysia: Rights Decline Under Najib

Government Behind Harsh Crackdown on Critical Speech

Pro-democracy group Bersih stages anti-corruption protest, calling for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign, in Kuala Lumpur, November 19, 2016.

January 12, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Crackdown on Bloggers and Activists

Country’s New Leaders Fail to Ease Up on Repression

Farmers from Duong Noi village protest during the trial of Can Thi Theu, a farmer and land rights activist in Hanoi. The placards read "Can Thi Theu is innocent," "Justice for innocent Can Thi Theu" and "Make arrest - grabbing land is criminal," September

January 12, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Duterte Unleashes Rights Calamity

Abusive ‘War on Drugs’ Kills Thousands

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City in Metro Manila, July 23, 2016.

January 12, 2017 News Release

North Korea: Rights Catastrophe Deepens

Aggressive Crackdown on Information and Movement

A rally celebrating the success of a recent nuclear test is held in Kim Il Sung square in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 13, 2016.

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