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March 12, 2020 Report

Morocco/Western Sahara: Video Captured Police Violence

Courts Ignored Assault, Jailed Victims

Screenshot of a video showing policemen severely beating two activists in Smara, Western Sahara, on June 7, 2019.
March 12, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Spate of Free Speech Prosecutions

At Least 29 Investigated for Defamation, Insult Since October 17

Lebanese protesters wave national flags during demonstrations to demand better living conditions on October 21, 2019 in downtown Beirut.
March 5, 2020 News Release

China: Tibetan Children Denied Mother-Tongue Classes

‘Bilingual’ Policy Threatens Tibetan-Medium Education

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March 3, 2020 News Release

Sri Lanka: Security Agencies Shutting Down Civic Space

Rights Activists, Journalists Facing Surveillance, Threats

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center attends an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
February 28, 2020 Report

Tunisia: Unfinished Rights Business

New Government Should Suspend Abusive Laws

A general view of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in Tunis, Tunisia, May 2016.
February 28, 2020 Statement

Myanmar: Release Four Activists Jailed For Peaceful Protest

February 25, 2020 Report

Iran: No Justice for Bloody Crackdown

Unlawful Lethal Force, Families Threatened, Cover-Ups

Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019.
February 21, 2020 News Release

Tajikistan: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges

Sharipov Case Latest Attempt to Stifle Critical Voices

Daler Sharipov. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrH1GEHu5dE. Accessed by Human Rights Watch on February 20, 2020.
February 20, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Free Ailing Rights Defender

Appeal Pending for Azimon Askarov, Convicted in Unfair Trial

Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at the Bishkek regional court, Kyrgyzstan.
February 19, 2020 News Release

Philippines: Free Senator; End Attacks on Rights Defenders

Duterte Critic Leila de Lima Held 3 Years on Fabricated Charges

Jailed Senator Leila de Lima votes during the midterm elections in Paranaque, Philippines, May 13, 2019.
February 19, 2020 News Release

Russia: Quash Conviction of Peaceful Protester

Clear Konstantin Kotov of All Charges, Repeal Repressive Protest Law

Konstantin Kotov and his lawyer, Maria Eismont, wait for the verdict in his case at Moscow's Tverskoi district court, September 5, 2019.
February 19, 2020 News Release

Iran: Environmentalists’ Unjust Sentences Upheld

Detainees Faced Torture, Bogus Charges, Unfair Trials

A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.
February 18, 2020 News Release

China: Free Prominent Legal Advocate

Xu Zhiyong Detained Amid Crackdown on Activists

A demonstrator raises a poster of Xu Zhiyong during a protest against his sentencing, Hong Kong, January 27, 2014.
February 17, 2020 News Release

EU: Press Vietnam on Human Rights Reforms

Upcoming Dialogue Should Focus on Commitments Made in Recent Trade Deals

Members of the European Parliament sit in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament during a vote. Among other things, MEPs will vote today on a free trade agreement with Vietnam.
February 15, 2020 News Release

Russia: Raids on Rights Defenders in Dagestan

Stop Assault, Intimidation of Activists

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