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September 24, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: New Law Will Silence Critics

Digital Security Act is Overly Broad, Ripe for Abuse

Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid (3rd R) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (2nd L) walk near female members of the Bangladesh army at the national parade ground in Dhaka on December 16, 2015.
September 21, 2018 Dispatches

Saudi Arabia’s “Reforms” Don’t Include Tolerance of Shia Community

Pervasive Discrimination Against Shia Persists

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September 21, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Activist Charged for Decrying Racism

Drop Peaceful Speech Charges; Reveal Any Evidence

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September 17, 2018 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Abusive Crackdowns on 'Extremist' Material

Mandatory Prison for Possessing Banned Pamphlets, Videos

Counterterrorism police carry out a search in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 16, 2015.
September 14, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Election Countdown Begins

Lift Restrictions on Fundamental Rights to Enable Free and Fair Elections

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September 13, 2018 Dispatches

US Intelligence-Sharing Shouldn’t Sidestep Privacy Protections

European Court Ruling Highlights Need for Checks on Data-Swapping Powers

A man and woman use their mobile phones as commuters walk past the columns of the Bank of England in the City of London, July 3, 2012.
September 13, 2018 News Release

Russia: Police Crush Peaceful Protests

More Than 1,000 Arrested, Including Children

Police detain a protester in St. Petersburg, Russia.
September 12, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Free All Political Prisoners

Profiles of Wrongfully Held Activists, Journalists, Opposition Members

Activist Tep Vanny at the Supreme Court after it upheld a decision to deny her bail, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 25, 2017.
September 11, 2018 Dispatches

Bangladesh Photographer Denied Bail after Criticizing Government

Shahidul Alam Held Over a Month Amidst Broader Crackdown

Activist and photographer Shahidul Alam arrives surrounded by policemen for an appearance in a court, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 6, 2018.
September 10, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Rights Campaigner

Brotherhood for Democracy Member on Trial

Nguyen Trung Truc hold a sign, “Condemn the Vietnamese Communist for terrorizing Pastor [Nguyen Trung] Ton”
September 7, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Drop Cases for Online Reporting on Alleged Rape

Computer Crime Charges Threaten Media Coverage of Abuses

September 7, 2018 Commentary

Silencing Dissent in India

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in a cricket stadium in Srinagar, November 7, 2015.
September 7, 2018 Commentary

Oleg Sentsov's Hunger Strike Evokes a Dark Page in Soviet History

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov gestures from a defendants' box as he attends a court hearing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, July 21, 2015.
September 6, 2018 Commentary

The Crushing of the Free Press in Myanmar

Kyaw Soe Oo carries his daughter while escorted by police outside a court in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2018.
September 5, 2018 News Release

Iran: Intensified Crackdown on Rights Defenders

Lawyers, Women’s Rights Activists Arrested

Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Farhad Meysami, a human rights defender, protest the suspension of  Sotoudeh's law license in front of the Tehran bar association in Tehran, February 2015.

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