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Mauritania: Mandatory Death Penalty for Blasphemy

Law Passed as Country Hosts African Human Rights Body

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May 2, 2018 Dispatches

Journalists Watch from Prison as Myanmar Backslides

Media Under Assault on World Press Freedom Day

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May 2, 2018 News Release

Iran: Assault on Access to Information

Judiciary Blocks Popular Messaging Application Telegram

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April 30, 2018 Dispatches

Relentless Assault on the Philippine Press

Legal Restrictions, Intimidation Seek to Suppress Criticism

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the resident Filipino community at a convention hall in Singapore, April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Feline Lim
April 30, 2018 News Release

Russia: Assault on Internet Freedom, Cybersecurity

Stop Blocking Telegram Site; Repeal Restrictive Laws

ople release paper planes, symbol of the Telegram messenger, during a rally in protest against court decision to block the messenger.
April 24, 2018 Dispatches

Russia’s Internet War and its Collateral Damage

The Russian Government Versus Telegram Messaging Service

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April 18, 2018 Commentary

Cambridge Analytica, Big Data and China

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April 13, 2018 Dispatches

Telegram Loses Free Expression Battle to Russian Authorities

Moscow Court Rules to Block Access to Telegram Messenger in Russia

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April 5, 2018 Dispatches

US Should Create Laws to Protect Social Media Users’ Data

Congress Should Enact Binding Safeguards for Privacy, Other Rights

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April 4, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defenders

Environmental Activists Targeted as Repression Continues

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March 29, 2018 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Proposed ‘Fake News’ Law

Broadly Worded Bill Threatens Free Expression

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March 27, 2018 Report

Turkey: Crackdown on Social Media Posts

Detention, Prosecutions Over Criticisms of Turkish Army Actions in Syria

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March 26, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Rights Activist

Pro-Democracy Campaigner Persecuted for Advocating Pluralism

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March 26, 2018 News Release

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Indigenous Leaders Could Be Jailed on Unsubstantiated Charges

Indigenous people arrive in Quito after marching for 10 days to protest new mining and water law initiatives, as well as a constitutional reform project that would have allowed for indefinite re-election of the president.
February 26, 2018 News Release

China: Big Data Fuels Crackdown in Minority Region

Predictive Policing Program Flags Individuals for Investigations, Detentions

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