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May 18, 2022 News Release

Tajikistan: Tensions Escalating in Autonomous Region

Respect Rights to Freedom of Assembly, Media

Summit of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) at the Kremlin, May 16, 2022.
May 18, 2022 Report

Burundi: Suspected Opponents Killed, Detained, Tortured

Security Force Abuses Deepen Insecurity

Burundi's president Evariste Ndayishimiye at the European Union-Africa Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 17, 2022.
May 16, 2022 Dispatches

Student in Nigeria Murdered Over Blasphemy Allegation

Ensure Justice, Abolish Blasphemy Laws

A burned-out building
May 16, 2022 Statement

Cambodia Should Scrap Rights-Abusing National Internet Gateway

May 13, 2022 News Release

Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested

Ominous Action Days After Beijing Appoints City’s New Chief

From left, retired Archbishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, Professor Hui Po-Keung, and singer Denise Ho attend a press conference to announce the closure of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund
May 12, 2022 Dispatches

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Contempt for the Philippine Press

Camp of Presumptive President Ignores, Harasses Journalists

Incoming Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks to reporters
May 3, 2022 Commentary

European Leaders Should Raise Human Rights Concerns with Modi

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
May 3, 2022 News Release

India: Media Freedom Under Threat

Authorities Should Stop Targeting, Prosecuting Journalists and Online Critics

प्रेस क्लब ऑफ इंडिया के बाहर मीडिया पर सरकारी तंत्र के बढ़ते प्रतिबंधों का विरोध करते पत्रकार, नई दिल्ली, भारत, 18 फरवरी, 2021
April 28, 2022 Report

Sudan: Hundreds of Protesters Detained, Mistreated

End Protester Arrests; Free Detainees; Lift State of Emergency

Main entrance of Soba prison in Khartoum, Sudan where scores of individuals have been detained in connection to the protests following the military coup.
April 26, 2022 News Release

Turkey: Life Sentence for Rights Defender Osman Kavala

Kavala, 7 Co-Defendants Convicted; Outrageous Miscarriage of Justice

Osman Kavala © 2017 Private
April 20, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Police Fire on Protesters

Use of Lethal Force Results in at Least 1 Dead, More Than a Dozen Wounded

Sri Lanka Protesters
April 20, 2022 Commentary

Chad: How Much Longer Will the Military Council Stay?

Year After Takeover, Impunity, Unclear Election Timeline Are Major Concerns

Chadian anti-riot police in the capital city, N’Djamena, during opposition-led protests on October 2, 2021
April 19, 2022 News Release

Morocco: Drop Charges Against Activist

Faces 4 Years for Social Media Political Commentary

Rabie al-Ablaq
April 13, 2022 News Release

Lebanon: Questions for Candidates About Rights

Human Rights Watch Sends Questionnaire to Parliament Candidates

Activists chant slogans demanding the end of corruption
April 12, 2022 News Release

Angola: Police Arrest, Charge 22 Peaceful Protesters

Drop Abusive Prosecution; Investigate Police Conduct

Police officers in Luanda, Angola on December 26, 2021.

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