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October 24, 2020 Statement

Bangladesh: Stop Intimidating Activists, Victims’ Families

Human Rights Organizations Condemn Crackdown on Free Speech Rights

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October 23, 2020 News Release

Russia: Authorities Targeting Free Speech at a University

Prosecutor Demands Data on Student Protesters, Contact with Foreigners

Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Moscow Russia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, for the third consecutive weekend to protest the exclusion of opposition and independent candidates from the Russian capital's city council ballot.
October 23, 2020 News Release

Iran: Prisoners Who Reported Abuse Charged

Unfair Trials, Impunity, Pressure to Silence Victims

A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.
October 22, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Vice President Threatens Those Reporting Civilian Deaths

Investigate Airstrike on Mosque School that Killed at Least 12 Children

Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh at an inauguration ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020. 
October 22, 2020 Commentary

Online Harassment of Women in Pakistan

October 22, 2020 News Release

Turkmenistan: Drop Charges, Free Wrongfully Imprisoned Lawyer

Sentence Highlights Politically Motivated Persecution

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October 21, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Outspoken TV Channel Banned

End Suppression of Media, Free Expression

Voice TV
October 21, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Morocco

79th Pre-Session

October 20, 2020 Dispatches

When Will Iraq Start Protecting Journalists?

Lack of Action After Torching of TV Station Raises Fresh Fears for Reporters’ Safety

The office of Dijlah TV station in Baghdad was badly damaged after it was torched by protesters on August 31, 2020.
October 19, 2020 News Release

Mauritania: Free Activists Held on Blasphemy Charges

Detained for 8 Months, Facing Possible Death Sentences

October 18, 2020 News Release

Japan: Raise Rights on Trip to Vietnam, Indonesia

Prime Minister Suga Should Use Favorable Position to Advocate Reforms

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
October 17, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Water Cannon Used Against Peaceful Activists

Protesters, Journalist Arrested Under Draconian Emergency Decree

Pro democracy demonstrators face water canons as police try to clear the protest venue in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.
October 15, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Emergency Decree Pretext for Crackdown

Drop Charges, Release Democracy Activists

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October 14, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Free Activist Held in Forestry Case

Politically Motivated Charges Brought in 2014 Pursat Dispute

Chum Sarath, in a photograph posted to former CNRP parliamentarian Kong Saphea’s Facebook page, October 6, 2020.
October 14, 2020 News Release

Russia: Far East Peaceful Protester Facing Prosecution

Authorities Seek to End Three-Month Protests in Khabarovsk

Participants in a rally in Khabarovsk, in Russia's Far East, Saturday, to support the former region's governor Sergei Furgal on Oct. 10, 2020. Police detained several dozen protesters in the first crackdown since such rallies started three months ago.

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