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April 30, 2018 Dispatches

Pain Deepens for Afghanistan’s Media

Suicide Attack Targets First Responders, Journalists

Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018.
April 27, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Journalists Convicted for Doing Their Jobs

Harsh Sentences for Cumhuriyet Staff in Politically Motivated Case

Press freedom activists read opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet during a demonstration in solidarity with the jailed members of the newspaper outside a courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 28, 2017.
April 20, 2018 Dispatches

‘No Comment’ in Burundi

Debate Silenced at Critical Moment

Logo for Iwacu newspaper, "The voices of Burundi."
April 18, 2018 Dispatches

Pardons No Substitute for Reform in Myanmar

Government Needs to Repeal or Reform Abusive Laws

Police officers guard in front of Insein prison while prisoners walk out, who are part of the over 8,000 inmates released to mark Myanmar’s new year amnesty announced by Myanmar's President Win Myint, in Yangon, Myanmar April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang
April 11, 2018 Dispatches

Time for Straight Talk Between the EU and Kyrgyzstan

During Kyrgyzstan Presidential Visit, EU Leaders Should Press for Greater Media Freedom

Kyrgyz President-elect Sooronbai Jeenbekov (front) attends an inauguration ceremony at the Ala-Archa state residence outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 24, 2017.
April 6, 2018 News Release

Kazakhstan: Criminal Probe of Media Outlets

Journalists Questioned, Website Blocked

Journalists, others gather around Vadim Boreiko, journalist and regular contributor to Ratel.kz, for comment after the April 5 court hearing against Ratel.kz and chief editor Marat Asipov.
April 5, 2018 Dispatches

Azerbaijan Released Wrongly Jailed Journalist

At Least 10 Other Journalists or Bloggers Still Behind Bars Should Also Be Freed

Jailed journalist Aziz Orujov released from prison, Baku, Azerbaijan, April 5, 2018.
April 4, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defenders

Environmental Activists Targeted as Repression Continues

Top (left to right): Le Thu Ha, Nguyen Bac Truyen, and Nguyen Trung Ton  Bottom (left to right): Nguyen Van Dai, Phạm Van Troi, and Truong Minh Duc
March 31, 2018 Dispatches

Uzbek Journalist’s Trial in Tashkent is a Long-Awaited Reunion

March 29, 2018 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Proposed ‘Fake News’ Law

Broadly Worded Bill Threatens Free Expression

Commuters sit in front of an advertisement discouraging the dissemination of fake news, at a train station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 28, 2018.
March 27, 2018 Dispatches

Let Uzbekistan’s Inspiring Journalists Do Their Work

Government Should Stop Censoring and Harassing Reporters

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March 27, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Journalists Prosecuted, Harassed

Despite Media Freedom Advances, Long Way to Go

A Facebook user in Uzbekistan uses mobile internet to access information about an ongoing trial.
March 27, 2018 Report

Turkey: Crackdown on Social Media Posts

Detention, Prosecutions Over Criticisms of Turkish Army Actions in Syria

Nurcan Baysal, journalist; Ali Erol, LGBT activist; Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, medical doctor;  Kutay  Meriç, executive member of rights group "Halkevleri" (from upper left corner clockwise)
March 26, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Rights Activist

Pro-Democracy Campaigner Persecuted for Advocating Pluralism

Nguyen Viet Dung holding a sign saying he boycotted Vietnam’s national election in May 2016. The sign says, “To vote is a right, not a duty. No knowledge [of the party-nominated candidates] – No vote.” ©Nguyen Viet Dung 2016
March 2, 2018 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Releases Journalist After 19 Years in Prison

Small Positive Step on a Long Road to Respecting Human Rights

Yusuf Ruzimuradov in an undated photo.

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