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September 19, 2016 News Release

Montenegro: Release Journalist Pending Trial

11-Month Pre-Trial Detention Unjustified

Freelance journalist Jovo Martinović
September 19, 2016 Letter

Joint Letter to Prime Minister of Montenegro on prolonged pre-trial detention of journalist Jovo Martinović

September 6, 2016 News Release

Russia: Journalist Punished for Chechnya Reporting

Sweeping Pre-Election Crackdown

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September 6, 2016 Dispatches

Afghanistan Audio Tape Leak Exposes Abuse of Journalists

Alleged Threats, Intimidation Demand Thorough Probe

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2016.
August 31, 2016 News Release

Russia: Pre-election Crackdown in Chechnya

Sweeping Repression Against Critics

Men carrying a banner reading “Putin and Kadyrov are Russia’s foundation”. Grozny, Chechnya, January 2016.
August 29, 2016 Report

Palestine: Crackdown on Journalists, Activists

Chilling Effect on Free Expression

MENA Palestine Free Speech 2
August 20, 2016 News Release

Belarus: Turkmen Dissident Arrested

Turkmenistan Seeking Extradition on 2006 Case

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August 19, 2016 Dispatches

Four Activists to be Released in DR Congo

Others Still Jailed After Protesting President’s Power Grab

Composite photo showing, clockwise from upper left, activists Fred Bauma, Yves Makwambala, Jean-Marie Kalonji, and Christopher Ngoyi.
August 13, 2016 News Release

Oman: Newspaper Shuttered, Editor Held

3 Journalists Arrested Since Late July

Images of detained journalists Yousef al-Haj, Zaher al-Abri, and Ibrahim al-Ma’mari appearing on Azman's website along with announcement of the paper's closure.
August 10, 2016 Dispatches

Email Hack Leads to Threats Against Journalists in Ukraine

Journalists Covering the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Targeted

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, May 12, 2016.
August 3, 2016 Commentary

The Government Response to Turkey’s Coup Is an Affront to Democracy

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August 1, 2016 Report

Armenia: Excessive Police Force at Protest

Stun Grenades, Beatings; Protesters, Journalists Injured

Riot police and barbed wire block protestors from marching down Baghramyan Street in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016.
July 28, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Speaking Truth to Power Is a Crime in South Sudan

Juba Monitor Editor Arrested Over Editorials

Alfred Taban
July 28, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Media Shut Down, Journalists Detained

State of Emergency Crackdown Accelerates

Turkish journalist Nazli Ilicak, a well-known commentator and former parliamentarian, is escorted by a police officer and her relatives after being detained in Bodrum, Turkey on July 26, 2016.
June 29, 2016 News Release

Burma: Dismantle Infrastructure of Repression

Repeal or Amend Laws Criminalizing Speech and Assembly

Police vans bring detained student protesters from the district courthouse to Tharrawaddy prison in Pegu region on October 27, 2015.

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