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October 31, 2023 Letter

Letter to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin

Re: Human Rights Agenda for New Government

October 28, 2023 News Release

Mozambique: Police Fire on Protesters

At Least 3 Killed in Post Municipal Election Demonstrations

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a march to protest results of the sixth municipal elections in Maputo, Mozambique, October 27, 2023. © 2023 LUISA NHANTUMBO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
October 26, 2023 Statement

Niger: Authorities Putting Rights at Risk

Release Those Arbitrarily Held, Ensure Free Expression, Curtail Violence

Police officers on the sidelines of a march in support of the coup plotters in Niger’s capital, Niamey, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Djibo Issifou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
October 11, 2023 Dispatches

Top Russian Human Rights Defender Convicted for “Discrediting” the Armed Forces

Oleg Orlov of Memorial Sentenced to a Fine

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September 27, 2023 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Climate Activist

Environmental Leader Hoang Thi Minh Hong Faces Up to 7 Years in Prison

2018 Obama scholar Hoang Thi Minh Hong
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Saudi Crown Prince Confirms Death Sentence for Tweets

Bad Laws Have Become Worse Under MBS

Muhammad al-Ghamdi
September 18, 2023 News Release

Algeria: Freedom of Association, Assembly Under Attack

UN Expert’s Visit an Opportunity to Press for Urgent Reforms, End Arbitrary Detentions

An Algerian demonstrator holds the Algerian national flag as he stage a protest against the government in Algiers, Algeria, Friday, Nov.29, 2019. 
September 18, 2023 Statement

HRW Contribution for the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association’s Country Visit to Algeria

(September 16 - 26, 2023)

An Algerian demonstrator holds the Algerian national flag as he stage a protest against the government in Algiers, Algeria, Friday, Nov.29, 2019. 
September 14, 2023 News Release

Algeria: Halt Assault on Fundamental Freedoms

UN Expert’s Visit Amid Unrelenting Crackdown on Dissent

An Algerian demonstrator holds the Algerian national flag as he stage a protest against the government in Algiers, Algeria, Friday, Nov.29, 2019. 
September 13, 2023 Dispatches

Hong Kong Unleashes Courts against Children’s Sheep Fiction

Resident Prosecuted for Getting Pro-Democracy Books from Abroad

Children’s books about a village of sheep that has come under the scrutiny of Hong Kong’s national security law, July 22, 2021.
September 7, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Prominent Critic Prosecuted Over Peaceful Speech

Fresh Wave of Prosecutions of Dissidents

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September 1, 2023 Dispatches

Troubling Development for Free Speech in Chad

Authorities Suspend News Site

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August 31, 2023 News Release

DR Congo: Deadly Crackdown in Goma

August 31, 2023 News Release

Lebanon: Comedian Arrested for Critical Jokes

Escalating Attacks on Free Expression

 Stand-up comedian Nour Hajjar performs onstage at the KED Beirut on December 15, 2020.
August 30, 2023 News Release

COP28: US Should Press UAE for Activist’s Release

Free Ahmed Mansoor to Set Better Tone for COP28 Climate Conference

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