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February 15, 2019 News Release

Tunisia: Citizens Testing Right-to-Information Law

Law’s Reach Depends on Enforcement

The standard form for filing a request for information under Tunisia’s 2016 “Right to Access Information Law” (Law No. 2016-22).
February 4, 2019 Dispatches

UK, Stand Firm against Data Demands in Death Penalty Cases

US Could Use Data Demanded from UK – But Pretend It Didn’t

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February 1, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Hanoi Misleads UN on Rights Record

Widespread Violations Ignored During Geneva Review

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January 25, 2019 Report

Tunisia: Bloggers Held for Criticizing Officials

Arrests, Charges Lead to Self-Censorship

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January 17, 2019 News Release

Mauritania: Repressive Laws Restrict Peaceful Speech

Urgent Need for Legislative Reform

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January 17, 2019 News Release

Bahrain: Unabated Repression

Free Speech and Association, Dissidents Under Attack

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January 17, 2019 News Release

Egypt: New Moves to Crush Dissent

Accelerating Measures to Enshrine Authoritarian Rule

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January 14, 2019 Commentary

Eight Years After it Launched the Arab Spring, Tunisia Still Struggles With the Legacy of Dictatorship

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January 10, 2019 News Release

EU: Postpone Vote on Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

Rights Demands Not Met; Intensifying Crackdown

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December 26, 2018 Commentary

China’s Bumbling Police State

The only thing protecting human rights from the bureaucracy? Inefficiency.

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Social Media’s Moral Reckoning

Changing the Terms of Engagement with Silicon Valley

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Vietnam: Big Brother Is Watching Everyone

Draft Cyber Security Decree Will Seriously Undermine Rights

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December 20, 2018 News Release

UAE: Release Imprisoned Jordanian Journalist

3-Year Sentence, Fine Violated Right to Free Expression

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December 13, 2018 News Release

Singapore: Drop Defamation Charges Against Editor

Government Misuses Criminal Law to Prevent Criticism

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December 12, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Lift Draconian Speech Restrictions

Fully Restore Basic Rights Ahead of February Elections

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