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July 8, 2019 Commentary

The EU must press for an end to repression in Central Asia at its Kyrgyzstan summit

From left to right: Mr Neven MIMICA, Member of the European Commission; Ms Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Mr Erlan IDRISSOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan; Mr Erlan ABDYLDAEV
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Lawyers Collective co-founder Anand Grover (right) speaks with the media after the Supreme Court's verdict on section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, December 11, 2013, in New Delhi.
June 25, 2019 News Release

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Rights Defenders Imprisoned, Free Expression Prosecuted

Bahraini anti-government protesters hold up images of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab during a solidarity protest on May 14, 2015.
June 25, 2019 News Release

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Cherkasy-based journalist Vadym Komarov.
June 21, 2019 Letter

Joint Letter to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

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June 19, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Radio Free Asia Case

Ex-Journalists Face Trial on Fabricated Espionage Charges

Former Radio Free Asia journalists Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin outside Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 21, 2018.
June 9, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Holding a Media Summit Without Media Freedom

Participants Should Call for Free Expression, Press Freedom

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June 5, 2019 Commentary

Who Helped Abduct Azerbaijani Journalist?

Azerbaijan and Georgia need to answer urgent questions about reporter’s kidnapping and imprisonment.

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End Renewed Crackdown on Dissolved Party

Riot police walk toward their positions to block supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party marching toward an appeals court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.
May 22, 2019 Dispatches

Unending Repression Under Thailand’s Military Junta

Abuses Persist Five Years After Coup

Soldiers line up for voting in general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Nearly five years after a coup, Thailand was voting Sunday in a long-delayed election that sets a military-backed party against the populist
May 22, 2019 Dispatches

Austria’s Strache Scandal Shows Why Media Freedom Matters

EU Should Act on Curbs to Media Freedom in Hungary and other EU States

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May 22, 2019 Dispatches

What the Shake-up at Kommersant Says about Russia’s Media Landscape

Russia Needs More, not Less, Independent Reporting

A general view shows the Spasskaya Tower and the Kremlin wall in central Moscow, Russia, May 5, 2016.
May 17, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: New Arrests Over Social Media Posts

Poet, Lawyer, Activists Jailed in Free Speech Crackdown

A Bangladeshi reads a news report that makes mention of Facebook along with other social networking service, on his mobile phone in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018.
May 17, 2019 Report

Belarus: Media Under Attack as European Games Loom

Olympic Officials Should Ensure Reporters’ Safety

The office of the Belarusian news website, Tut.by. The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus has ordered the detention of some Tut.by staff, along with other media workers, alleging they had unauthorized access to information owned by governm

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