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March 4, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Russia’s Prosecutor General on Unfounded Charges against Yulia Tsvetkova

Withdraw the Indictment and Drop All Charges against Women’s and LGBT Rights Activist

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March 4, 2021 News Release

Turkey: Free Politician after European Court Ruling

Council of Europe Body Should Require Turkey to Implement Demirtaş Judgment

Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was among MPs jailed on November 4, 2016. His vacant seat in the general assembly of Turkey’s parliament is shown here marked with his photo.
February 26, 2021 News Release

Bangladesh: Writer Dies After 9 Months in Custody

Held in Pretrial Detention After Criticizing Government

Activists and students demonstrate against writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s death in police custody, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 26, 2021.
February 25, 2021 News Release

Iran: Killings Near Pakistani Border

Alleged Excessive Use of Force, Internet Shutdown

People gather in front of the Razi Hospital in Saravan where those injured in the shooting of February 22, 2021 were believed to be taken.
February 25, 2021 Statement

Belarus: UN Human Rights Body Should Strengthen Scrutiny, Reporting on Belarus

Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights Situation in Belarus

Young demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, 6 December 2020.
February 25, 2021 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights

Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a large billboard in London, England.
February 24, 2021 News Release

Iraq: Detentions of Alleged “Death Squad”

Important Step, but More Action Needed to Rein in Continued Attacks

Ali Naseer Alawy, after armed masked men beat him and used an acid mixture to try to remove a tattoo on his arm.
February 20, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Court Punishes News Site for Reader Comments

Decision Holding Portals Liable Poses Serious Risk to Freedom of Speech

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February 19, 2021 Commentary

Sweden Should Impose Sanctions on the Burmese Military

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February 18, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: Internet Censorship, Control Expanded

Reverse Newly Decreed National Internet Gateway

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February 18, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Ministry of Unification

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February 18, 2021 Dispatches

Two Journalists in Belarus Jailed in Retaliation for Their Work

Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Daria Chultsova sentenced to two years in prison

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February 18, 2021 Report

Turkey: Student Protesters at Risk of Prosecution

Free Detainees; Respect Freedom of Assembly

During student protests against President Erdoğan’s appointment of a rector to Boğaziçi University, police used handcuffs to keep the campus gate shut in Istanbul, Turkey, January 4, 2021
February 17, 2021 News Release

Belarus: Crackdown Escalates

Countrywide Raids Target Top Rights Groups, Activists, Journalists

Police in Minsk carry documents and computers out of the office of the Belarusian Association of Journalists on February 16, 2021, as Andrei Bastunets, the head of the organization, looks on.
February 13, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Arrests Mount as Protests Expand

Hundreds Detained Include Officials, Civil Servants, Doctors

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