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April 27, 2017 Dispatches

Effort to Silence Ugandan Feminist Firebrand Speaks Volumes

High Profile Academic Jailed Over Facebook Posting

Ugandan prominent academic Stella Nyanzi (L) speaks with her lawyer during court appearance for criticising the wife of President Yoweri Museveni on social media, at Buganda Road Court, Kampala, Uganda April 10, 2017.
April 26, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Detained Activist’s Health Worsens

Nabeel Rajab Arbitrarily Held on Speech Charges for 10 Months

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.
April 25, 2017 News Release

Qatar: Don’t Deport Saudi Activist

Risk of Unfair Trial, Ill-Treatment if Sent Back

MENA SAUDO activist Mohammad al-Oteibi Nov 2016
April 24, 2017 Dispatches

China Bans Many Muslim Baby Names in Xinjiang

Absurd Edict Part of Growing Restrictions on Uyghurs

A man looks through a window on the door of an operating room as his wife undergoes a caesarean section at a hospital in Shaya county, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region June 4, 2012.
April 20, 2017 Commentary

As Gay Men are Detained and Killed in Chechnya, the Kremlin is Slow to Respond

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April 20, 2017 News Release

Russia: Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses

Withdraw Lawsuit, Protect Religious Freedom

Yaroslav Sivulsky, member of the Managerial center of the JW, gives interview after the court hearing in the Supreme Court on April 7, 2017, Moscow.
April 17, 2017 News Release

Turkey: End State of Emergency after Referendum

Support Equal Rights, Reject Death Penalty

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Ankara during the referendum, April 16, 2017.
April 17, 2017 News Release

Russia: Chechen Officials and Clerics Threaten Journalists

Fear of Retaliation for Article Exposing Anti-Gay Abuse Campaign

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, on December 13, 2011.
April 5, 2017 News Release

US: Release Singaporean Blogger Amos Yee

Teen Still Detained Despite Grant of Asylum

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April 5, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: New Law Targets Anti-Corruption Activists, Journalists

Amend Law; Protect Free Speech

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko attends a news conference in Tallinn, Estonia on January 23, 2017.
April 4, 2017 News Release

Hungary: Law Threatens Independent Universities

President Should Reject Bill Targeting Central European University

People in Budapest protest a draft law targeting Central European University, Hungary, April 2, 2017
April 3, 2017 Report

Belarus: ‘Freedom Day’ Crackdown

Mass Arrests, Beatings of Protesters, Journalists, Rights Defenders

Riot police detain a man during a rally in Minsk on March 25.
April 3, 2017 News Release

Bangladesh: 5 Years On, No Justice for Aminul Islam

Government Promises to Expedite High-Level Investigations Yield Nothing

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March 31, 2017 News Release

China: 3 Activists Convicted on Bogus Charges

Long Sentences Spotlight Unrelenting Persecution of Critics

China: 3 Activists Convicted on Bogus Charges PHOTO
March 30, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Drop Suspension on TV Station for Criticizing Army

Junta Should Accept UN Call to End Restrictions on Media and Free Expression

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