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August 20, 2016 News Release

Belarus: Turkmen Dissident Arrested

Turkmenistan Seeking Extradition on 2006 Case

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August 19, 2016 Dispatches

Four Activists to be Released in DR Congo

Others Still Jailed After Protesting President’s Power Grab

Composite photo showing, clockwise from upper left, activists Fred Bauma, Yves Makwambala, Jean-Marie Kalonji, and Christopher Ngoyi.
August 19, 2016 News Release

Azerbaijan: Activist Arrested, Held Incommunicado

Free Government Critic; Respect Due Process Rights

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August 19, 2016 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Peaceful Activists

Donors Should Urge End of Politically Motivated Prosecutions

Activist Tep Vanny takes part in a land rights protest in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 7, 2012.
August 16, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Free Hunger-Striking Activist

Unjust Charges Against Constitution’s Critics

Student activist Jatupat Boonphatthararaksa has been on a hunger strike since he was detained on August 6, 2016.
August 15, 2016 Commentary

China’s Human Rights Crackdown Punishes Families, Too

Wang Yanfang holds a portrait of her husband, Chinese human rights lawyer Tang Jingling, during a protest calling for his release. Tang received five years in prison for promoting nonviolent civil disobedience in January 2016.
August 15, 2016 News Release

Hong Kong: Student Protest Leaders Sentenced

Legal Provisions Violate Rights to Peaceful Expression, Assembly

Student leaders Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, and Alex Chow chant slogans before their verdict outside the courthouse in Hong Kong on July 21, 2016.
August 13, 2016 News Release

Oman: Newspaper Shuttered, Editor Held

3 Journalists Arrested Since Late July

Images of detained journalists Yousef al-Haj, Zaher al-Abri, and Ibrahim al-Ma’mari appearing on Azman's website along with announcement of the paper's closure.
August 10, 2016 Dispatches

Email Hack Leads to Threats Against Journalists in Ukraine

Journalists Covering the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Targeted

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, May 12, 2016.
August 9, 2016 News Release

Thailand: New Charter Enshrines Military Rule

Referendum Passes Amid Junta Repression of Constitution’s Critics

Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha casts his ballot during the constitutional referendum vote in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7, 2016.
August 9, 2016 Dispatches

Armenia Sacks Yerevan Police Chief

Authorities Act After Protestors Are Violently Attacked By Police

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August 9, 2016 Letter

Joint NGO Letter to Congress on Cross-Border Data Sharing

August 5, 2016 Report

Armenia: Arbitrary Detentions, Brutal Beatings

Authorities Round Up, Detain Protest Leaders

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August 5, 2016 News Release

Oman: Journalists Arrested for Criticizing Judiciary

Attempt to Silence Press Critiques

Following the arrest of editor-in-chief Ibrahim al-Ma’mari, Omani Newspaper Azamn published a blank front page in protest, after authorities allegedly threatened the publication to avoid coverage of the arrest.
August 4, 2016 News Release

Tajikistan: Government Critic Facing Prison

Businessman Sentenced, Beaten After Speaking Out About Corruption

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