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September 8, 2020 Dispatches

Australian Journalists Forced to Leave China

Australia Should Press for Greater Scrutiny of Beijing at UN Rights Council

In this image made from a video, Australian Broadcasting Corp. journalist Bill Birtles speaks to the media on his arrival at Sydney airport, Australia, September 8, 2020.
September 6, 2020 News Release

Algeria: Activist Facing Charges for Peaceful Support of Protests

Trial Postponed Over His Poor Health, But He Remains in Detention

An Algerian demonstrator holds the Algerian national flag as he stage a protest against the government in Algiers, Algeria, Friday, Nov.29, 2019. 
September 6, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Prominent Detainees Held Incommunicado

Safety Concerns for Activists, Ex-Crown Prince, Cleric

Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul had been on hunger strike for six days before Saudi authorities finally allowed her parents to visit on August 31, according to family members. Al-Hathloul had spent almost three months before that in incommunicado detention.
September 4, 2020 News Release

China: Mongolian Mother-Tongue Classes Curtailed

New ‘Bilingual’ Policy Threatens Children’s Education

Mongolians protest at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, against China's plan to introduce Mandarin-only classes at schools in the neighbouring Chinese province of Inner Mongolia on August 31, 2020.
September 3, 2020 Dispatches

Opposition Leader Convicted in Azerbaijan

Authorities Should Release Tofig Yagublu, Quash His Conviction

Tofig Yagublu holds a sign calling for freedom at an unsanctioned opposition protest, November 3, 2017. 
September 2, 2020 Amicus Briefing

Amicus Brief in Index Newspapers LLC, et al v. United States Marshals Service, et al

Federal officers run after dispersing protesters in Portland, Oregon, July 22, 2020.
September 1, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: End Harassment of Rakhine Media Outlets

Ensure Access to Information, Press Freedom in Embattled State

A screenshot of Aung Marm Oo.
August 28, 2020 News Release

Jordan: Release Prominent Cartoonist

Free Expression Under Assault

Emad Hajjaj
August 28, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Veteran Human Rights Defender Bahey el-Din Hassan Sentenced to 15-Years in Prison

Punished for His Critical Tweets

Bahey el-Din Hassan.
August 28, 2020 News Release

Belarus: Internet Disruptions, Online Censorship

Authorities Restrict Internet Traffic over Continuing Protests

Protesters in Belarus, Minsk, holding up their smartphones. August 25, 2020.
August 27, 2020 News Release

Thailand: More Protest Leaders Arrested

Stop Detaining Democracy Rally Organizers

Over 10,000 people gathered in the streets around Bangkok's Democracy Monument on August 16, 2020 calling for reform in the Thai government. 
August 27, 2020 News Release

Jordan: Arrests, Forced Dispersal at Teacher Protests

Teachers’ Syndicate Board Released; Others Still Held

 Jordanian police block a road in front of protestors in Irbid, north of Jordan on August 1, 2020.
August 26, 2020 News Release

Uzbekistan: Drop Dubious Case Against Journalist

Kyrgyz Officials Unlawfully Return Bobomurod Abdullaev

Bobomurod Abdullaev, May 7, 2018.
August 26, 2020 News Release

Singapore: Quash Prominent Activist’s Conviction

Jailing of Jolovan Wham Violates Right to Peaceful Assembly

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August 26, 2020 News Release

Iraq: Basra Political Group Targeted

Hundreds of Protesters Dead Since October 2019; No High-Level Prosecutions

Protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration outside the provincial council building in Basra, Iraq, August 17, 2020. 

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