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October 13, 2021 News Release

Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference Bill

Broad Law Threatens Freedom of Expression, Association

Reporters record a speech by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as it is streamed on Facebook live during vote counting in the general election in Singapore, July 11, 2020.
October 13, 2021 Q & A

Q & A: Uzbekistan’s 2021 Presidential Election

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaking in Qingdao, China on June 9, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko.”
October 13, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Opponents Barred from Presidential Ballot

Restrictions on Media Freedoms, Political Participation in Upcoming Vote

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev receives Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (not pictured) in Tashkent.
October 8, 2021 Commentary

Nobel Laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are not Only Journalists – They are Champions of Democracy

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Dmitry Muratov of Russia (left) and to Maria Ressa of the Philippines for their fight for freedom of expression.
October 8, 2021 Report

Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues

Independent Investigation, Alignment with International Standards Needed

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October 1, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Severely Restrict Media

Journalists Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten

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September 29, 2021 News Release

Belarus: Authorities Target Top Human Rights Group

Justice Ministry Suing to Liquidate Belarusian Helsinki Committee

A riot police officer guards the area in State Flag Square, Minsk, Belarus, with the Supreme Court building in the background.
September 28, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to the Ministry of Justice in Belarus

September 27, 2021 Dispatches

French Court Confirms Dissolution of Anti-Discrimination Group

Decision Likely to Have Chilling Effect on Civil Society in France and Beyond

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September 27, 2021 News Release

Russia: Three Human Rights Groups Penalized

End Crackdown on Independent Voices

The Russian flag flies on a courthouse building in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15 2020.
September 22, 2021 News Release

Cameroon: Repression Marks Crackdown Anniversary

Release Political Prisoners; Respect Right to Peaceful Assembly

Demonstrators stopped by gendarmes and police in Bafang, West Cameroon, on September 22, 2020.
September 17, 2021 News Release

India: Government Raids Targeting Critics

Stop Harassment of Activists, Journalists, Peaceful Protesters

Policemen at the entrance of Press Enclave, which houses several newspaper offices, in Srinagar, India, September 8, 2021. 
September 17, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement on Belarus: End Attacks Against the Viasna Human Rights Group

International human rights groups demand release of Viasna members on first anniversary of crackdown

In The Hague, Netherlands, on August 7, a demonstrator holds a placard showing the names of some of those arbitrarily detained in Belarus for protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko, and calling for their release.
September 16, 2021 News Release

Hong Kong: Drop Charges Against Vigil Organizers

Beijing Seeking to Erase Memory of 1989 Tiananmen Massacre

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September 15, 2021 News Release

Russia: Broad Facial Recognition Use Undermines Rights

Privacy, Political Targeting Concerns; Lack of Regulation, Data Protection, Oversight

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