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December 10, 2021 Statement

Russian authorities should stop the persecution of key civil society organisation, Memorial

Directional sign "'Memorial' museum, archive, library," Moscow.
December 9, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Muslim Blogger Faces Eight-Year Prison Term

Drop Unfounded Charges, Release Blogger, Uphold Free Speech

Fazilhoja Arifhojaev
December 3, 2021 News Release

Azerbaijan: Opposition Leader Beaten in Custody

Authorities Violently Disperse Peaceful Protest

Tofiq Yaqublu (file photo).
December 2, 2021 Dispatches

IOC Doubles Down on Losing China Strategy

International Olympic Committee Should Help Secure Peng Shuai’s Safety

Two men speak to each other while seated
December 2, 2021 Dispatches

France Should Stop Selling Arms to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Macron Should Address Rights Abuses in Gulf Region

Macron-MBZ
November 30, 2021 Dispatches

Guatemalan Journalists Protest Attacks on Media

Government’s Harassment Threatens Freedom of Expression

A group posing for a photo with raised fists
November 25, 2021 Report

Morocco: Journalist in Prison After Unfair Trial

Violations, Flimsy Evidence, Speculative Reasoning Led to 6-Year Sentence

Supporters of Omar Radi in front of the Casablanca Courthouse, Morocco.
November 24, 2021 Commentary

Mass Surveillance Fuels Oppression of Uyghurs and Palestinians

Israel, Like China, Has Weaponized Surveillance Technology to Suppress Peaceful Dissent

A display shows surveillance technology capable of analyzing body motion for specific actions like fighting, theft or fall during Security China 2018 in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.
November 23, 2021 Commentary

A Return to Business as Usual in Sudan?

It’s vital that the international community not abandon Sudan at this critical juncture

آلاف المتظاهرين المؤيدين للديمقراطية نزلوا إلى الشوارع لإدانة استيلاء العسكر على الحكم في الخرطوم، السودان في 25 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2021.
November 22, 2021 News Release

Olympics: Don’t Promote Chinese State Propaganda

Olympic Committee’s Call with Chinese Tennis Star Disregards Safety Concerns

Peng Shuai waves at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia on January 15, 2019. 
November 19, 2021 News Release

EU: Tackle Central Asia Rights Abuses

Afghanistan Crisis No Excuse to Ignore Rights Concerns

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the five Central Asian countries at the 15th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on July 07, 2019.
November 19, 2021 News Release

Nigeria: Officials Indicted in Abuses of Protesters

Report Corroborates Human Rights Watch Findings

Demonstrators protesting against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 15, 2020.
November 18, 2021 Commentary

How are the Authorities in Central Asia Trying to Control the Internet?

An Interview with Hugh Williamson

Uzbekistan’s media landscape, made up of independent, state-sponsored, and international Uzbek and Russian language media outlets, is in a period of growth and change, as journalists test the boundaries of respect for free expression.
November 17, 2021 Dispatches

Evicted from Their Office, Al Jazeera Works from a Front Yard in Tunisia

Authorities Arbitrarily Target Media and Critics

Al Jazeera correspondent Lotfi Hajji reporting from Tunis after Tunisian authorities evicted the pan-Arab television network from its offices, November 5, 2021. 
November 17, 2021 News Release

Greece: Alleged ‘Fake News’ Made a Crime

New Law Could Lead to Journalists Being Jailed

A woman reads newspaper's headlines referring to the killing of a Greek journalist in Athens on April 10, 2021.

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