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July 22, 2020 Commentary

Silenced in China: The Archivists

Inside Terminus 2049: The Young Idealists Risking Everything to Beat Chinese Censorship

July 20, 2020 Letter

Cambodia: Joint Open Letter to Foreign Governments

Communities reiterate their calls for adequate housing rights and an end to land conflicts on World Habitat Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 5, 2015.

July 13, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: New Coalition to Defend Free Speech

At least 60 investigated for social media posts since October 17

Lebanese protesters wave national flags during demonstrations to demand better living conditions on October 21, 2019 in downtown Beirut.

July 8, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Stop Treating Criticism as a Crime

Abusive Investigations for Critical Speech on the Rise

Perdana Menteri Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin berbicara dalam sebuah konferensi pers setelah pertemuan kabinet pertama di kantor perdana menteri di Putrajaya, Malaysia, 11 Maret 2020.

July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Moscow’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology Challenged

Activists File an Application to European Court of Human Rights

Two surveillance camera are seen in a street in Moscow, Russia

June 25, 2020 Dispatches

Bangladesh Arrests Teenage Child for Criticizing Prime Minister

15-Year-Old Joins over 1,000 Children at Risk of Covid-19 in Detention Centers

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets with officials in Tokyo, May 29, 2019.

June 24, 2020 Dispatches

Court Corrects Flaw in UK’s Automated Benefits System

Ruling a Victory for Claimants’ Rights, but Problems Remain

A branch of the UK employment social security agency where claimants seek assistance with their benefits, Newcastle, March 4, 2020.

June 24, 2020 Commentary

Brazil: Reject “Fake News” Bill

Current Draft Violates Free Speech and Association, Privacy

Senate Brazil session Videoconference 062020

June 19, 2020 News Release

US: Congress Should Back Open Technology Fund

Dismantling Independent Non-Profit Would Undermine Online Freedoms

A view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020.

June 19, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: End World’s Longest Internet Shutdown

Lift Restrictions in Embattled Rakhine, Chin States

A telecommunications tower in Mrauk U township, Rakhine State, where the Myanmar government has imposed an internet blackout.

June 19, 2020 Interview

Interview with Andrei Soldatov on Digital Rights in Russia

June 18, 2020 News Release

Australia: Don’t Take Immigration Detainees’ Phones

Disproportionate Response Denies Vulnerable Immigrants a Lifeline

Asylum seekers and refugees hold placards during protest against their detention at Kangaroo Point Hotel in Brisbane, Australia, amid the Covid-19 crisis.

June 18, 2020 Report

Russia: Growing Internet Isolation, Control, Censorship

Authorities Regulate Infrastructure, Block Content

Demonstrators, with a poster on the right reading "internet is our only chance," attend the Free Internet rally in response to a bill making its way through parliament calling for all internet traffic to be routed through servers in Russia— making VPNs (virtual private networks) ineffective, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 10, 2019.

June 17, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: End Crackdown on Opposition

Free Wrongfully Held Activists, Drop Charges

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.