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January 17, 2023 Dispatches

Déjà Vu In Front of the Tunisian Courthouse

Veteran Human Rights Activists Rally against New Political Trials

Lawyer Ayachi Hammami before his court hearing for speech offenses in Tunis.
January 12, 2023 News Release

China: Unprecedented Nationwide Protests Against Abuses

Xi Consolidates Power Amid Covid-19, Economic Challenges

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January 12, 2023 News Release

Singapore: Execution Spree Raises Rights Concerns

Authorities Harass and Punish Activists

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January 12, 2023 News Release

Egypt: A Year of Whitewashing Despite Dire Crisis

Abuses Affect Wide Segments of Society

Sanaa Seif, sister of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who went on a full hunger and water strike with the start of COP27 protesting his unjust imprisonment, takes part in the COP27 Coalition march during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.
January 6, 2023 Statement

Belarus: Russian Journalist Arrested

Authorities in Minsk Should Immediately Free Yekaterina Yanshina

Ekaterina Yanshina
December 23, 2022 News Release

Uzbekistan: Bill Threatens Freedom of Expression, Media

Amend Draft Law; Ensure Provisions Comply with International Law

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December 22, 2022 News Release

Belarus: New Laws Target Critics in Exile

Arbitrary Deprivation of Citizenship; Politically Motivated Trials in Absentia

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December 22, 2022 News Release

Russian Forces Forcibly Disappear Ukrainian Activist

Iryna Horobtsova Believed to be Held in Crimea, After Forcible Transfer

Iryna Horobtsova
December 21, 2022 Dispatches

Russia’s Oldest Human Rights Group Faces 'Liquidation'

Russia’s Human Rights Movement Will Outlast Putin

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December 14, 2022 News Release

Turkey: Court Convicts Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

Imposes Political Ban with Sentence, Subject to Appeal

Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), makes a speech in Istanbul days after his election victory in the re-run of the Istanbul mayoral election, June 27, 2019.
December 13, 2022 News Release

Hong Kong: Media Tycoon Trial a Travesty

Jimmy Lai, 6 Journalists Face Life Sentences on Baseless Charges

In this December. 12, 2020, file photo, Jimmy Lai,  center, who founded the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court.
December 13, 2022 News Release

Sudan: Pact Omits Key Justice Reforms

Critically Important to End Impunity

Sudanese demonstrators march in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 to protest a deal signed between the country’s main pro-democracy group and its ruling generals.
December 12, 2022 News Release

Tajikistan: Long Sentences for Autonomous Region Activists

Release Unfairly Convicted Human Rights Defenders

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December 12, 2022 Letter

Joint letter regarding the arbitrary arrest, detention and persecution of Mr. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

December 9, 2022 News Release

Russia: Harsh Sentence For Opposition Politician

Ilya Yashin Convicted for Speaking Out About Russian Forces’ Abuses in Ukraine

Ilya Yashin waves to supporters in a Moscow courtroom during a hearing on abusive charges against him of spreading "false information" about Russian forces. Moscow, Russia, November 29, 2022.

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