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Bangladesh: End Wave of COVID-19 ‘Rumor’ Arrests

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End Internet Shutdowns to Manage COVID-19

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March 27, 2020 News Release

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Vendetta Feared Against 2019 Protest Movement

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March 25, 2020 News Release

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Critic Arrested, State of Emergency Censorship Threatened

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha delivers a televised speech in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020.
March 25, 2020 News Release

Azerbaijan: Opposition Leader Arrested

Free Tofig Yagublu; Drop Bogus Charges Against Him

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March 24, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: COVID-19 Clampdown on Free Speech

Cease Arrests, Detention of Outspoken Opposition Activists, Others

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March 20, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Four Arrested Over COVID-19 Protest

Prominent Women Sought Release of Unjustly Detained Prisoners

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March 18, 2020 Dispatches

Prominent Journalist Freed in Azerbaijan

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Journalist Afgan Mukhtarli rejoins his daughter in a Berlin airport following his release from prison in Azerbaijan, March 17, 2020.
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