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May 24, 2019 Dispatches

New Assange Charges Threaten Investigative Journalism

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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 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
May 7, 2019 Dispatches

Two Myanmar Journalists Freed, but Many Face Charges

Government Uses Draconian Laws to Keep a Grip on the Media

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May 7, 2019 Commentary

Israel is Trying to Deport Me for My Human Rights Work. Here’s Why You Should Care.

A dossier compiled by Israel’s Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy Ministry on the activities of Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine Director, which served as the basis for the government’s May 7, 2018 decision to revoke his work vis
May 1, 2019 Interview

Interview: China’s ‘Big Brother’ App

Unprecedented View into Mass Surveillance of Xinjiang’s Muslims

Images of the IJOP surveillance phone app used in Xinjiang, China.
April 24, 2019 Commentary

India Internet Clampdown Will Not Stop Misinformation

New Rules Threatens Privacy and Freedom of Expression

Indians look at a fact-checking website for election related fake news and videos, New Delhi, India, April 3, 2019.
April 24, 2019 News Release

Russia: Reject Internet Control Bill

Freedom of Information at Grave Risk

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April 24, 2019 Statement

Joint Statement on Russia's "Sovereign Internet Bill"

April 24, 2019 News Release

Egypt: African Rights Session Amid Dire Abuses

Commission Should Loudly Sound the Alarm

The 64th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the African Union’s top rights body, will take place from April 24 to May 14 in Sharm al-Sheikh. (c) 2019 Private.
April 20, 2019 Report

Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression

Referendum Set in Grossly Unfree, Rights-Abusive Environment

People walk past a banner supporting proposed amendments to the Egyptian constitution with a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi  in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. © 2019 AP Images/Amr Nabil
April 12, 2019 Commentary

The Assange prosecution threatens modern journalism

The only thing standing between an Assange prosecution and a major threat to global media freedom is Britain

April 12, 2019 News Release

UAE: Free Rights Defender Ahmed Mansoor

Mounting Concerns Over His Deteriorating Health

Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor smiles while speaking to Associated Press journalists in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.
April 10, 2019 News Release

Malaysia: Backtracking on Abusive Security Law

Keep Election Promise to Abolish National Security Council Act

Section from Malaysia ruling party’s election manifesto, “Buku Harapan: Rebuilding Our Nation, Fulfilling Our Hopes,” promising to repeal abusive laws including the National Security Act of 2016.

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