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November 19, 2015 News Release

Imprisoned Azerbaijani Journalist Honored

More UN Action Needed to Secure Dissenters’ Freedom

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November 17, 2015 Commentary

Indonesia’s ‘opening’ of Papua still needs to bridge the gap between reality and rhetoric

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Official Obstacles for Foreign Media and Monitors Defy Presidential Order

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Dispatches: Russia, Crimea, and the Shrinking Space for Free Speech

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