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November 15, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Democracy Faces Death

Diplomats and Donors Need to Act if Court Dissolves Opposition Party

201711Asia_Cambodia_HunSen Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a meeting with garment workers, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 8, 2017.
November 7, 2017 News Release

EU: Seek Stronger Central Asia Rights Commitments

Stop Detaining Critics; Respect Independence of Media, Activists

From left to right: Mr Neven MIMICA, Member of the European Commission; Ms Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Mr Erlan IDRISSOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan; Mr Erlan ABDYLDAEV
November 3, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: Release All Political Prisoners

Over 100 Behind Bars with World Leaders to Attend APEC Summit

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October 26, 2017 Dispatches

Armenian Journalists Assaulted for Doing their Jobs

Lack of Effective Investigations Undermines Media Freedom

October 23, 2017 Dispatches

Russia Is No Safe Place For Independent Journalists

Violent Attack on Echo of Moscow Reporter Reminder of Vitriol Against Kremlin Critics

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September 13, 2017 Letter

Letter to the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

September 12, 2017 News Release

Iran: Free Unjustly Held Journalists

No Let-up in Authorities’ Targeting of Media

Sasan Aghaei, July 2017.
September 7, 2017 News Release

Kazakhstan: Editor Convicted

Barred from Journalism for 3 Years

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September 1, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Foreign Journalists Barred or Expelled

Allow Reporters to Work and Ensure Safe Media Climate

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August 25, 2017 News Release

Azerbaijan: Independent News Director Jailed

Free Mehman Aliyev

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August 25, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Onslaught on Media, Rights Groups

Hun Sen Government Broadens Crackdown on Criticism

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the establishment of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 28, 2017.
August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Cambodia Conundrum: What Is Wrong With Hun Sen?

Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a campaign rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 2, 2017.
August 22, 2017 Dispatches

Kenya’s Government Should Know Free Press is Crucial for Fair Election

Journalists Face Intimidation Around Election

An anti-riot police officer aims a teargas canister while journalists cover an anti-corruption protest in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. November 3, 2016.
August 17, 2017 Dispatches

Azerbaijan’s Last-standing Independent News Agency Facing Closure

Bogus Tax Investigation Threatens to Close Turan News Agency

Journalists at Turan News Agency in Azerbaijan while tax police raided their office earlier this month.
August 11, 2017 Dispatches

Another Flawed Extremism Verdict in Russia

4 Sentenced to Prison for Operating ‘Extremist Organization’

Screenshot from video depicting, from left to right, Kirill Barabash, Alexander Sokolov, and Valery Parfenov in the courtroom, Moscow, August 10, 2017.

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