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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

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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. 
August 24, 2020 Dispatches

Philippine Rights Group Under Attack

Duterte Government Should Stop Threatening Activists

Zara Alvarez
August 21, 2020 Dispatches

Russia Needs an Investigation into Navalny’s Illness

Kremlin Critic is Fighting for His Life

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
August 20, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Drop Charges, Free Democracy Activists

Authorities Disregard Own Pledge to Allow Dissent

Arnon Nampha
August 20, 2020 News Release

Japan: Foreign Minister Should Raise Rights Abroad

Trip Covers Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi meets the media in Tokyo on May 28, 2020. 

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