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May 16, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Revoke Ban on Dozens of Russian Web Companies

Protect Freedom of Expression and Media Pluralism

Logos of Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki social networks are seen on the screen of a payment terminal in this picture illustration taken May 16, 2017.
May 16, 2017 News Release

Kazakhstan: Trade Union Leader Jailed

End Crackdown on Labor Rights

Amin Yeleusinov.
May 8, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesia Still Restricting Foreign Media From Papua

President Jokowi Fails to Deliver on Promise to Lift Restrictions

Cartoonist's depiction of Indonesian government restrictions on media freedom and rights monitoring in Papua.
May 4, 2017 News Release

Morocco: Scrap Prison Terms for Nonviolent Speech

Harsh Penal Code Undercuts Press Law Reforms

كشك لبيع الصحف في الرباط، المغرب. © 2017 هيومن رايتس ووتش
May 2, 2017 Statement

Free Azerbaijani Journalist Mehman Huseynov

Joint Statement

Freedom for Mehman Huseynov.
April 28, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Draft Media Law Threatens News Reporting

3 Years in Prison for Reporting Without License

Thailand: Draft Media Law Threatens News Reporting PHOTO
April 26, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Detained Activist’s Health Worsens

Nabeel Rajab Arbitrarily Held on Speech Charges for 10 Months

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.
April 21, 2017 Dispatches

Turkey Should Release Detained Italian Writer

Gabriele Del Grande Now in His 12th Day of Detention

Italian journalist Gabriele del Grande holding a lecture in the Psychosocial Centre for Refugees, Düsseldorf, Germany, November 2013.
April 21, 2017 Letter

Joint Letter to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the Deterioration of Human Rights in Turkey

April 17, 2017 News Release

Turkey: End State of Emergency after Referendum

Support Equal Rights, Reject Death Penalty

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Ankara during the referendum, April 16, 2017.
April 17, 2017 News Release

Russia: Chechen Officials and Clerics Threaten Journalists

Fear of Retaliation for Article Exposing Anti-Gay Abuse Campaign

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, on December 13, 2011.
April 5, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: New Law Targets Anti-Corruption Activists, Journalists

Amend Law; Protect Free Speech

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April 4, 2017 News Release

Hungary: Law Threatens Independent Universities

President Should Reject Bill Targeting Central European University

People in Budapest protest a draft law targeting Central European University, Hungary, April 2, 2017
April 3, 2017 Report

Belarus: ‘Freedom Day’ Crackdown

Mass Arrests, Beatings of Protesters, Journalists, Rights Defenders

Riot police detain a man during a rally in Minsk on March 25.
March 30, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Drop Suspension on TV Station for Criticizing Army

Junta Should Accept UN Call to End Restrictions on Media and Free Expression

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