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March 24, 2022 Dispatches

Kashmiri Journalist Detained Under Draconian Indian Law

Public Safety Act Denies Basic Rights to Liberty, Due Process

Fahad Shah, right, editor-in-chief of the Kashmir-based news website, The Kashmir Walla, in his office in Srinagar, India, January 21, 2022.
March 24, 2022 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Repeal Protest Ban

Quash Fines Imposed on Human Rights Defenders

Demonstrators hold anti-war posters during an action against Russia’s attack on Ukraine near the Russian Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, February 28, 2022.
March 24, 2022 Report

Russia: Arrests, Harassment of Ukraine War Dissidents

Raids, Detentions, Prosecution of Anti-War Activists, Independent Journalists

Russian demonstrators attend a protest against the war in Ukraine, in Lenin Square, Novosibirsk on March 2, 2022.
March 24, 2022 Commentary

“The internet is crucial”

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.
March 23, 2022 News Release

Russia: Kremlin Targets Critics Amid Ukraine War

Baseless Verdict Adds 9 Years to Alexei Navalny’s Prison Sentence

Alexei Navalny, a jailed opposition leader, during a court session in Pokrov, Vladimir region, Russia, March 22, 2022.
March 22, 2022 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against ‘Citizen Reporter’

Le Van Dung Faces Imprisonment for Opinions on Internet

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March 22, 2022 News Release

DR Congo: Martial Law Brings Crackdown in East

Military Deepens Repression in Embattled Ituri, North Kivu Provinces

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March 22, 2022 Dispatches

In Tunisia, State Television the Latest Battleground

Journalists Fight to Keep Diverse Voices on Air

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March 16, 2022 News Release

Vietnam: Activists Blocked from Ukraine Event

End Politically Motivated Restrictions on Freedom of Movement

A man reads a Vietnamese newspaper featuring frontpage coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at a stall in Hanoi on February 25, 2022.
March 16, 2022 Report

Rwanda: Wave of Free Speech Prosecutions

Free Journalists, Commentators, Opposition Members

Nyarugenge prison in Mageragere sector, Kigali, where several YouTubers are being awaiting trial or serving their sentences
March 10, 2022 Interactive

Political Prisoners Cambodia

Cambodia: Free All Political Prisoners
March 9, 2022 News Release

Russia: Brutal Arrests and Torture, Ill-Treatment of Anti-War Protesters

Thousands Arrested on March 6; Protesters Abused in Detention

Police officers detain a protester in Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, Russia on March 6, 2022.
March 7, 2022 Report

Afghanistan: Taliban Threatening Provincial Media

Journalists Detained, Beaten; Media Outlets Closed

A TV presenter from southern Afghanistan hides her identity for security concerns as she gives an interview to The Associated Press in Kabul, February 3, 2022. © 2022 AP Photos/Rahmat Gul
March 7, 2022 Report

Russia Criminalizes Independent War Reporting, Anti-War Protests

‘Discrediting’ Armed Forces, Calling to End the War, Backing Sanctions Become Crimes

A flag flies on a Russian State Duma building in Moscow, Russia. February 2022.
March 4, 2022 News Release

Hungary: Smear Campaign Targets Critical Voices

Twisted, Out-of-Context Statements Released Ahead of Elections

Thousands of people take part in a rally against the Hungarian government's distorting media policies and campaign against civic groups.

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