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January 18, 2018 News Release

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Foreign Ownership Allegations Mask Vendetta Against Critical Website

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January 14, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Nguyen Van Oai

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January 8, 2018 News Release

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December 22, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Journalist Marks a Year in Detention

Arrested While Visiting Family on Dubious Charges

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December 20, 2017 News Release

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Free Reuters Reporters Held Secretly Since December 12

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Iraq and Kurdistan Region Share Bad Behavior: Suppressing Media

Officials on Both Sides Shutting Media Outlets

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December 17, 2017 Letter

Joint Letter to the Lao Government Re: Decree on Associations

Repeal of Decree on Associations No. 238 of 2017

December 12, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Politician Faces Baseless Sedition Charges

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December 11, 2017 News Release

Tajikistan: Independent Journalist Detained

Politically Motivated Charges for Corruption Report

Khayrullo Mirsaidov, a well-respected independent journalist in Tajikistan, was arrested on December 5, 2017, after publicly appealing to Tajikistan’s president about alleged local authority corruption.
December 4, 2017 Commentary

European businesses should champion rule of law in Turkey

Human rights defenders detained by police in Istanbul on July 5, 2017. From bottom left: Nalan Erkem; Nejat Taştan; İlknur Üstün, İdil Eser, Özlem Dalkıran, Günal Kurşun.
November 30, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against ‘Mother Mushroom’

Hold Security Forces Behind Assaults on Family, Friends to Account

201711asia_vietnam_blogger Blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh’s mother, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan, being assaulted outside the court in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
November 28, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: EU Should Press for Release of Political Prisoners

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November 21, 2017 News Release

Turkmenistan: Activists Threatened

Space for Freedom of Expression Shrinks

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November 17, 2017 News Release

China: Release Gravely Ill Critics

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