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October 29, 2019 Dispatches

Persecution Against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia Escalates

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Sakharov Prize to Uyghur Scholar Spotlights Xinjiang Crisis

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Repeal or Amend Laws Criminalizing Speech, Assembly

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October 22, 2019 News Release

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Police Beat, Kick Protesters, Arresting Dozens

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Repressive Laws Sap Free Expression

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Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media

Authorities Also Repressing Political Opposition Events

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Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Ambulances, Media

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Forced Return Would Violate Ban on Torture, Other Ill-Treatment

Independent journalist and political opposition activist Farhod Odinaev was detained by Belarusian border guards on September 25 on a Tajik extradition request while crossing the Belarus-Lithuania border en route to a human rights conference in Poland.
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Governments to Facebook: Stop Making Encryption Easy

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China: Release Supporters of Hong Kong Protests

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