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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

An illustration depicting a small pointer (for a mouse) chained as it scrolls over a Russian website.
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.
July 7, 2017 News Release

China: On “709” Anniversary, Legal Crackdown Continues

Repression of Rule of Law Advocates Includes Torture and Family Harassment

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July 6, 2017 News Release

Turkey: Free Rights Defenders Immediately

Police Detain 10, Including Amnesty Turkey Director, in Terrorism Investigation

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.
June 29, 2017 News Release

Burma: Drop Charges Against 3 Journalists

Arrests a Major Setback for Media Freedom

A reporter looks at an article about the three detained journalists in the Democratic Voice of Burma newsroom in Rangoon, Burma, June 29, 2017.
June 28, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: Free Blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’

Arrests and Activist’s Trial Show Hanoi’s Determination to Silence Critics

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June 22, 2017 Commentary

Pro-Ukrainian blogger disappears in separatist-controlled area of eastern Ukraine

Stanyslav Aseev.
June 21, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: New Law Threatens Right to a Defense

Revised Penal Code Requires Lawyers Report on Clients, Penalizes Free Speech

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June 18, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Attacks on Activists and Bloggers

Pattern of Thuggish Assaults Against Rights Campaigners Across Country

Activists protest violent assaults in Hanoi. The placards read “Strongly against villainous violence” and “Need to bring perpetrators to light”, May 2015.

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