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February 19, 2018 Statement

"We stand in solidarity with civil society in Hungary"

Joint letter by more than 250 NGOs expressing their "grave concern" over the shrinking space for civil society in Hungary

People protest in Heroes’ square against a new law that would undermine Central European University, a liberal graduate school of social sciences founded by U.S. financier George Soros in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2017.
February 16, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Convicted for Critical Ideas

Sentences for Journalists, Writers Emblematic of Media Crackdown

Writers and journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, and Nazli Ilicak
February 15, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Drop Cases Against Torture Victim

Military Targets Outspoken Activist and Media for Defamation

Ismae Teh, a prominent human rights activist, faces defamation charges for speaking out publicly about being torture by the Thai military.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Rights Agenda Hollow Without Major Reforms

Fulfill Pledges, Restore Democratic Rule

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures during a news conference after a weekly cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2018.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Philippines: Drop Charges Against Duterte Critic

One Year Since Politically Motivated Jailing of Senator Leila de Lima

Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, who is detained on drug charges, gestures a "Laban" (Fight) sign inside a local court where she faces an obstruction of justice complaint in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines March 13, 2017.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Legislating New Tools of Repression

Hun Sen Expands Rule by Changing Constitution, Criminalizing ‘Insulting Monarchy’

Prime Minister Hun Sen signs a register before a plenary session at the National Assembly of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh, February 14, 2018.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Investigate Torture of Journalist

12 Human Rights Groups Call for Journalist’s, Others’ Immediate Release

Akrom Malikov
February 14, 2018 Report

Germany: Flawed Social Media Law

NetzDG is Wrong Response to Online Abuse

Session of the German lower house of Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, February 1, 2018.
February 13, 2018 Dispatches

US May Give Foreign Governments – and Itself – Easier Access to Data

New Bill Also Slights Immigrants’ Rights

The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017.
February 12, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Human Rights Defenders at Risk

Curbs on Activism Over Discrimination, Other Sensitive Topics

March organized by the Collective of Widows and by the Collective of Civilian and Military Victims, on the Day of Commemoration of the Events of 1989-1990, November 2016, Nouakchott.
February 9, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Free Forcibly Returned Critic of Hun Sen

Thailand Violates International Law by Returning UN-Recognized Refugee

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives to attend the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) congress in Phnom Penh, Cambodia January 19, 2018.
February 8, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: End Crackdown on Opposition Supporters

Hundreds Detained Ahead of Court Verdict on BNP Leader

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia waves to activists as she arrives for a rally in Dhaka in this file picture taken January 20, 2014. A Bangladesh court issued an arrest warrant on March 30, 2016 for former prime minister an
February 8, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: End Repression Against Religious Activists

Hoa Hao Buddhist Practitioners Persecuted

Top: Bui Van Trung (left), Bui Van Tham (center), and Le Thi Hen (right) Bottom: Bui Thi Bich Tuyen (left) Nguyen Hoang Nam (center), and Le Hong Hanh (right)
February 6, 2018 Dispatches

BBC Correspondent Detained in Indonesia Now Freed

Authorities Restrict Independent Journalism in Papua

Indonesian soldiers along with a local resident unload food and medical aid in Ewer, Asmat District, in the remote region of Papua, Indonesia January 29, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
February 6, 2018 News Release

Hong Kong: Student Leaders’ Sentences Overturned

But Ruling Opens Door for Future Imprisonment of Protesters

Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law outside the Court of Final Appeal before a verdict on their appeal in Hong Kong, February 6, 2018.

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