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August 11, 2017 Dispatches

Philippine Journalist Killings Demand State Action

Duterte Task Force Should Promptly Investigate

Filipino journalists escort the coffin of slain news reporter Alex Balcoba during his funeral in metro Manila, Philippines June 1, 2016.
August 9, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Drop Charges for Critical Facebook Posts

Outspoken Journalist, Ex-Ministers Face Baseless Sedition Allegations

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August 9, 2017 News Release

Australia: Press Vietnam on Rights

Urge Hanoi at Talks to Address Assaults on, Jailing of Activists

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August 9, 2017 News Release

Oman: A Year On, Editor Remains in Prison

Paper Still Closed; New Efforts to Silence Media

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August 8, 2017 News Release

Morocco: Prominent Journalist Jailed

Hamid Mahdaoui Convicted for Criticizing Protest Ban

Screenshot from a video of Hamid Mahdaoui, a Moroccan journalist and director of the news website badil.info, speaking on his Youtube channel.
August 8, 2017 News Release

Turkmenistan: Death Threats Against Journalist

Ahead of Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia Should Act

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August 2, 2017 Dispatches

Bassel Pays with His Life for Non-Violent Resistance in Syria

Death of Detained Activist Puts Spotlight on Syria’s Ghastly Prison System

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July 30, 2017 News Release

Armenia: Limited Justice for Police Violence

One-Sided Prosecutions Year After Attacks on Protesters, Journalists

Riot police and barbed wire block protestors from marching down Baghramyan Street in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016.
July 27, 2017 Report

Libya: Activists Being Silenced

Attacks, Threats, and Harassment

Demonstrators gather to protest against the presence of militias in the Libyan capital in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square on March 17, 2017.
July 26, 2017 Dispatches

In Turkey, Freedom of Expression is in the Dock

Journalists’ Trial Part of Vicious Crackdown on Independent Voices

A demonstration outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey in solidarity with the staff of the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on trial over alleged support to terrorist groups, July 24, 2017.
July 19, 2017 Commentary

Merkel should stand up to Hungary's Fidesz in Europe

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks up during a plenary session at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels, Belgium April 26, 2017.
July 18, 2017 Dispatches

Review of Somalia’s Media Law Falls Short

Key Provisions that Severely Restrict Speech Remain

Journalists queue for a security sweep outside the venue of the presidential vote at the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
July 18, 2017 News Release

Russia: Assault on Freedom of Expression

Repressive Laws and Policies Restrict Online Speech, Stifle Critical Voices

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July 12, 2017 News Release

Arab Gulf States: Assault on Online Activists

Leading Bahraini Rights Activist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Portraits of online activists in Gulf states.
July 10, 2017 Commentary

Trump Might Like Putin, but He’s No Despot

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017.

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