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April 2, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Editor Wrongfully Charged

Counter-Terrorism Law Threatens Press Freedom, Freedom of Information

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April 2, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Emergency Bill Recipe for Dictatorship

COVID-19 Crisis Pretext for Hun Sen to Seek Unlimited Powers, Go After Critics

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.
April 2, 2020 Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement: States use of digital surveillance technologies to fight pandemic must respect human rights

April 2, 2020 News Release

Governments Should Respect Rights in COVID-19 Surveillance

Groups Urge Leadership in Digital Measures on Pandemic

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April 1, 2020 Commentary

China: Fighting COVID-19 With Automated Tyranny

Government Response Hinged on Invasive New Surveillance Methods

A security guard monitors people through his augmented reality eyewear equipped with an infrared temperature detector in Hangzhou, China, March 24, 2020.
March 31, 2020 News Release

End Internet Shutdowns to Manage COVID-19

Blocking Access Could Cost Lives

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March 27, 2020 Dispatches

As Schools Close Over Coronavirus, Protect Kids’ Privacy in Online Learning

Education Products Adopted Now May Long Outlive Today’s Crisis

Child performing educational activities with distance learning resources in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, March 24, 2020.
March 26, 2020 Dispatches

South Korea Online Sexual Abuse Case Illustrates Gaps in Government Response

Survivors’ Rights Need to be at Forefront of All Justice Responses

Cho Ju-bin, center, leader of South Korea's online sexual blackmail ring called "Nth room," is surrounded by journalists while walking out of a police station as he is transferred to prosecutors' office for further investigation in Seoul, South Korea
March 26, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Internet Ban Risks Rohingya Lives

Urgently Act to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreak in Refugee Camps

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March 25, 2020 Dispatches

Moscow Silently Expands Surveillance of Citizens

COVID-19 Provides Excuse to Extend; New Monitoring Technology

Two surveillance camera are seen in a street in Moscow, Russia
March 25, 2020 Dispatches

Closing the ‘Digital Divide’ Critical in COVID-19 Response

Nearly Half the World Has No Access to the Internet

A street seller checks his phone while wearing a mask to protect himself from the spread of the new coronavirus, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 23, 2020.
March 24, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: COVID-19 Clampdown on Free Speech

Cease Arrests, Detention of Outspoken Opposition Activists, Others

A policeman (center) and others wear face masks as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at a market in Phnom Penh on March 17, 2020.
March 21, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Activist

EU, Others Should Urge Immediate Release of Kong Mas, Others Wrongfully Detained

Kong Mas, January 16, 2019.
March 20, 2020 Dispatches

Millions of Ethiopians Can’t Get COVID-19 News

Refusal to Restore Communications Threatens Public Health

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March 3, 2020 News Release

Sri Lanka: Security Agencies Shutting Down Civic Space

Rights Activists, Journalists Facing Surveillance, Threats

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center attends an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.

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