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June 20, 2017 News Release

Mexico: Investigate Spyware Attack

Rights Advocates, Journalists Targeted

Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui listens beside Mario Patron, Director of Human Rights Center Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (PRODH) during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico June 19, 2017
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.
June 15, 2017 News Release

India: 20 Internet Shutdowns in 2017

Protecting Free Expression Online Serves Public Interest

Indian authorities have shut down the internet 79 times since 2012, according to the Software Freedom Law Centre’s Internet Shutdown Tracker.
June 15, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Intensifying Repression of Basic Freedoms

Websites Blocked, Activists Charged with Terrorism

Egyptian lawyer and ex-Presidential candidate Khaled Ali with supporters celebrating a ruling against the Egypt-Saudi border demarcation agreement, January 16, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
June 14, 2017 News Release

Media Blocked, Threatened in Dispute with Qatar

Actions by Other Middle Eastern Countries a Blow to Free Speech

The Al Jazeera Media Network logo is seen inside its headquarters in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017.
June 13, 2017 Dispatches

Public Opinion Sampling, Thai Military Style

Free Expression Hampered by Climate of Fear

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June 1, 2017 Letter

Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy concerning US surveillance issues

May 30, 2017 Commentary

Don’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Autocratic Leader

Donald Trump May Not Care About Human Rights in Vietnam, but the US Congress Does

Don’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Autocratic Leader PHOTO
May 26, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Internet Crackdown Intensifies

Activists and Journalists Targeted for Criticizing Military, Militant Groups

Pakistan: Internet Crackdown Intensifies PHOTO
May 26, 2017 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Counterterrorism Apparatus Targets Rights Activists

UN Envoy Criticizes Abuses Following Visit

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 21, 2016.
May 21, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Junta Entrenched 3 Years After Coup

Empty Promises to Respect Rights, Restore Democracy

Thailand: Junta Entrenched 3 Years After Coup  PHOTO
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Chelsea Manning is Free, Others Still at Risk

Whistleblowers, Transgender Prisoners Remain Vulnerable

Chelsea Manning is pictured in this 2010 photograph obtained on August 14, 2013. Courtesy U.S. Army/Handout
May 16, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Revoke Ban on Dozens of Russian Web Companies

Protect Freedom of Expression and Media Pluralism

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May 15, 2017 News Release

Hong Kong Rejects Asylum for Snowden Helpers

Lawyers Now Seek Refuge for Them in Canada

Protesters supporting Edward Snowden confront policemen as they demand that US President Barack Obama grant Snowden a pardon, outside the US Consulate in Hong Kong, China, on September 25, 2016.
May 12, 2017 Dispatches

How Trump Appointee Proposal Undermines Free Expression on the Internet

Bid to Gut Net Neutrality Would be a ‘Serious Blow’

Ajit Pai, US FCC Chair, at Mobile World Congress, February 28, 2017.

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