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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 6, 2020 Dispatches

Baseless Charges Against Prominent Somali Journalist

Government Should Support Independent Media Ahead of Electoral Process

Somali journalists in Mogadishu, Somalia December 29, 2019. 
July 6, 2020 Dispatches

Russian Journalist Sentenced on Bogus Terrorism Charges

Authorities Abuse Criminal Justice to Silence Independent Media

Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva (left) attends the trial in the Second Western District Military Court.
June 24, 2020 Statement

Sri Lanka: End Persecution of Journalist

Dharisha Bastians Targeted for Reports, Defense of Human Rights

June 16, 2020 Dispatches

Russia Commences Bogus Terrorism Trial Against Journalist

Authorities Should End Sham Prosecutions and Allow Free Debate

Светлана Прокопьева выступает на презентации книги в Москве.
June 15, 2020 Commentary

In the Philippines, Free Speech is Being Smothered

Maria Ressa arrives at court in Manila, June 15, 2020.
June 15, 2020 News Release

Philippines: Rappler Verdict a Blow to Media Freedom

Manila Court Convicts Duterte Critic Maria Ressa for Libel

Maria Ressa arrives at court in Manila, June 15, 2020.
June 9, 2020 Letter

Rights Groups Urge Authorities to Prevent and Account for Attacks Against Journalists

A protestor pours water over the face of woman who was injured by tear gas
May 29, 2020 News Release

Russia: Journalists Held Over Peaceful Pickets

Drop Charges; Free Detainees

Echo of Moscow journalist, Tatiana Feleghengauer, detained by police on May 28, 2020.
May 29, 2020 News Release

Nepal: Amend Intrusive Intelligence Bill

Unlimited Surveillance Powers Are Among a Series of Attacks on Freedoms

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends this year's fiscal policy and programs during complete nationwide lockdown at federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 15, 2020.
May 27, 2020 News Release

Thailand: State of Emergency Extension Unjustified

Stop Using Covid-19 Measures as Pretext to Violate Rights

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha delivers a televised speech in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. 
May 22, 2020 News Release

Belarus: Activists, Journalists Jailed as Election Looms

Authorities Arbitrarily Detain Peaceful Critics, Endangering Health

A nearly empty Oktyabrskaya Street in Minsk, Belarus amid coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic precautions on April 05, 2020.
May 13, 2020 Dispatches

Attack on Tajik Journalist Reporting on Covid-19

Authorities Should Investigate Beating of Abdulloh Ghurbati

Abdulloh Ghurbati receives medical help after an attack on May 11, 2020, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
May 7, 2020 Dispatches

The Cruel Irony of Burundi’s Media Awards

State Regulator Insults Media as Journalists Appeal Conviction

journalists in Burundi attend court session
May 6, 2020 News Release

Philippines: Put Network Back on Air

Duterte Should Rescind ABS-CBN Shutdown; Congress Should Renew License

Employees light candles outside the headquarters of broadcast network ABS-CBN corp. on May 5, 2020, after the network was ordered to halt operations after its congressional franchise expired, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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