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Repeal Laws Criminalizing Peaceful Protest, Expression

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August 19, 2020 News Release

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Halt Abuses, Ensure Due Process, Investigate Ill-Treatment

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Thailand: Drop Charges, Release Student Activist

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Thai student activist Parit Chiwarak was arrested on August 14, 2020, and charged with sedition for his role in a peaceful pro-democracy protest.
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Central Minsk, August 10, 2020.

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