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November 17, 2021 News Release

Greece: Alleged ‘Fake News’ Made a Crime

New Law Could Lead to Journalists Being Jailed

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October 26, 2021 Letter

Vietnam: Immediately release independent journalist and human rights defender Pham Doan Trang

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Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill

October 13, 2021 News Release

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Broad Law Threatens Freedom of Expression, Association

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October 8, 2021 Commentary

Nobel Laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are not Only Journalists – They are Champions of Democracy

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Dmitry Muratov of Russia (left) and to Maria Ressa of the Philippines for their fight for freedom of expression.
October 1, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Severely Restrict Media

Journalists Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten

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September 23, 2021 Statement

Statement by Human Rights Watch on the Proposed Amendments to the Press Arbitration Act

September 17, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to President Moon, National Assembly members, and the consultative committee on Press Arbitration Law

September 15, 2021 News Release

South Korea: Reject Amendments to Press Law

Proposed Amendments Threaten Media Freedom, Free Expression

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September 15, 2021 News Release

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Harasses Supreme Court, Signals He May Cancel Elections, Violates Free Speech

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, at a rally on September 07, 2021 in São Paulo, Brazil.
September 8, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Severely Beat Journalists

New Restrictions Indicate Crackdown on Free Speech

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August 30, 2021 Dispatches

Belarusian Authorities “Liquidate” Leading Media Freedom Organization

Belarusian Association of Journalists Continues its Work despite the Crackdown

 The door of the Belarusian Association of Journalists main office in Minsk, Belarus on June 2021
August 23, 2021 Dispatches

Proposed Pakistan Authority Seeks Greater Control of Media

Would Allow Unchecked Powers to Punish News Outlets, Journalists

Pakistani journalists and activists at a demonstration called by the journalists union to condemn attacks on the media, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 28, 2021.
August 19, 2021 News Release

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President Violates Free Speech, Access to Information Rights

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