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February 6, 2018 News Release

Morocco: Review Conviction of Protest Leader

5-Year Sentence Based on Possibly Coerced Confession

Elmortada Iamrachen in Casablanca, Morocco, 2017. © 2017 Le Desk
February 5, 2018 Dispatches

Pakistani Professor’s Endless Blasphemy Trial

Repeal Abusive Law Carrying Death Sentence

Junaid Hafeez.
February 4, 2018 Dispatches

Azerbaijan’s Disgraceful Five-Year Anniversary

Free Political Activist Ilgar Mammadov

Ilgar Mammadov
February 2, 2018 News Release

Thailand: 39 Democracy Activists Charged

Sedition, Illegal Assembly Charges Stifle Free Speech, Peaceful Assembly

Pro-democracy activists face sedition and illegal assembly charges for peacefully protesting against military rule in Thailand.
February 2, 2018 Letter

Azerbaijan: Human rights concerns over EIB loan to TANAP and TAP

February 2, 2018 Dispatches

‘You’ve Been Warned’ – Protesting in Russia

Police Use Social Media to Track Potential Protesters in One Russian City

Police presence at the peaceful “Voter’s Strike” rally in Tula, Russia on January 28, 2018. At time of photo, approximately 25 people were participating, although the rally had not been given official permission from authorities.
February 1, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Amnesty Chair Detained Again

Court Reverses Decision to Release Taner Kılıç

Taner Kilic, head of Amnesty International Turkey, speaks at a conference.
January 31, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Pattern of Prosecutions for Free Speech

Repeal Laws Criminalizing Peaceful Speech; Drop Charges

Lebanese members of parliament attend a parliament discussion in Beirut, Lebanon, October 17, 2017.
January 30, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges, Release Democracy Activists

Wave of Repression Spreads as Communist Party Tightens Grip on Power

From left to right: Tran Hoang Phuc, Vu Quang Thuan (center), and Nguyen Van Dien
January 28, 2018 Letter

Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on Espionage and Foreign Interference Bill 2017

January 28, 2018 News Release

Australia: Espionage Bill Threatens Democratic Values

Amend Draft to Protect Whistleblowers, Journalists, Activists

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January 24, 2018 News Release

Tunisia: Parliament Member Prosecuted for Insulting Army

Military Courts Shouldn’t Try Civilians

Tunisian protesters stand outside a military court in Tunis as they demonstrate in support of blogger Yassine Ayari during his appeal hearing on March 3, 2015.
January 24, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Crackdown on Rights Activists

Pro-Environment Supporters Targeted

Hoang Duc Binh.
January 23, 2018 Dispatches

Prominent Rights Group Targeted Yet Again in Chechnya

The Future of Memorial, and Hope for Human Rights in Chechnya, at Stake

Memorial’s car torched in Dagestan on January 22, 2018.
January 22, 2018 Dispatches

Activist Detained in Turkey for Tweets

Turkey Censors Criticism of Military Operation in Syria

Writer and human rights activist, Nurcan Baysal, pictured in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

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