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August 3, 2016 Commentary

The Government Response to Turkey’s Coup Is an Affront to Democracy

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August 2, 2016 News Release

Malaysia: New Law Gives Government Sweeping Powers

National Security Council Act Should be Repealed

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August 1, 2016 Report

Armenia: Excessive Police Force at Protest

Stun Grenades, Beatings; Protesters, Journalists Injured

Riot police and barbed wire block protestors from marching down Baghramyan Street in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016.
July 29, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Army Detains Referendum Critics

Drop Sedition Charges and End Repression Before August 7 Poll

Tassanee Buranupakorn is arrested by military authorities, one of the number of draft constitution critics accused of sedition and detained without lawyer access.
July 28, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Speaking Truth to Power Is a Crime in South Sudan

Juba Monitor Editor Arrested Over Editorials

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July 28, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Media Shut Down, Journalists Detained

State of Emergency Crackdown Accelerates

Turkish journalist Nazli Ilicak, a well-known commentator and former parliamentarian, is escorted by a police officer and her relatives after being detained in Bodrum, Turkey on July 26, 2016.
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July 26, 2016 News Release

Singapore: Obama Should Spotlight Rights Restrictions

Premier’s Visit is Chance to Address Censorship, LGBT Protections

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July 26, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Rights Protections Missing From Emergency Decree

Orders to Purge Civil Servants, Judges; Close Groups Down

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July 21, 2016 News Release

Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in East

Civilians Detained, Abused on Both Sides of Conflict Line

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Ukraine: Journalist Killed in Kiev Car Explosion

Immediate, Effective Investigation Needed

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Dispatches: A Betrayal of Mandela’s Legacy

South African Silence on Zimbabwe’s Brutal Crackdown

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July 12, 2016 News Release

Russia: ‘Big Brother’ Law Harms Security, Rights

Repeal Rushed Counterterrorism Legislation

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Turkey: State Blocks Probes of Southeast Killings

Allow UN to Investigate Cizre Abuses; Repeal New Law to Block Prosecutions

Security operations and armed clashes in Cizre from December 2015 to February 2016 damaged homes in the affected neighborhoods. The authorities began demolition immediately afterwards.

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