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November 2, 2021 Statement

Pressure on Turkmen Nationals in Turkey Must Be Stopped.

Their Rights and Freedoms Must Be Secured.

November 2, 2021 News Release

Eswatini: No Justice for June Protester Killings

New Reports of Attacks by Security Forces

Eswatini soldiers and police officers are seen on the streets near the Oshoek Border Post between Eswatini and South Africa on July 1, 2021.
October 29, 2021 Report

Chad: Violent Repression of Opposition Protest

Open Civic Space, Ensure Accountability for Excessive Force

Chadian anti-riot police in the capital city, N’Djamena, during opposition-led protests on October 2, 2021
October 26, 2021 Letter

Vietnam: Immediately release independent journalist and human rights defender Pham Doan Trang

Joint Statement

October 22, 2021 Commentary

Can governments stop being authoritarian?

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev receives Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (not pictured) in Tashkent.
October 21, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Prisoner Releases Fall Short

Deposed Political Leaders and Journalists Remain Detained

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October 13, 2021 Statement

Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill

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

A Palestinian demonstrator holds a banner of the Facebook logo.
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

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September 28, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to the Ministry of Justice in Belarus

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