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November 21, 2023 Statement

Turkmenistan: Journalist Prevented from Travelling Abroad

Soltan Achilova Planned to Travel to Geneva for Rights Award Ceremony, Meetings

November 19, 2023 News Release

China: Allow Commemorations of ‘White Paper’ Protests

Free Detained Protesters; Lift Censorship on First Anniversary Events

Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing
November 17, 2023 Dispatches

Five Anti-War Price Tags, Seven Years in Russian Prison

Stark Conclusion to Aleksandra Skochilenko’s “Military Fakes” Trial

Sasha Skochilenko stands behind bars in the court room at the Vasileostrovsky district court in St. Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 2023.
November 16, 2023 News Release

Bangladesh: UN Rights Review Amid Violent Crackdown

Government should Heed Member State Recommendations

Police confront Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists gathered in front of the party's central office in Dhaka.
November 15, 2023 News Release

Uzbekistan: Take Action on Rights Abuses Raised at UN Review

Address Restrictions on Independent Media, Civil Society, LGBT Rights

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
November 8, 2023 News Release

Kazakhstan: Government Critic on Trial for ’Extremism’

Free Activist; Drop Bogus Charges; Uphold Rights to Expression, Assembly

Marat Zhylanbaev, leader of the unregistered opposition party “Alga, Kazakhstan!” at his preliminary hearing in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 30, 2023.
November 8, 2023 News Release

Burkina Faso: Emergency Law Targets Dissidents

Junta Using Conscription to Punish Critics

Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020.
November 7, 2023 Statement

Tunisia: Reject Bill Dismantling Civil Society

Arbitrary Restrictions; Excessive Government Control

A general view of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in Tunis, Tunisia, May 2016.
November 6, 2023 Dispatches

Philippine Journalist Shot Dead Live on Air

Fourth Journalist Killed Since President Marcos Took Office

Juan Jumalon during his radio show, Calamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
November 2, 2023 News Release

US: Protect Free Expression in Israel/Palestine Crisis

November 1, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Detained

Severe Assembly Restrictions Undermine Political Participation

Students of Cairo University demonstrate in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2023.
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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