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January 20, 2021 Dispatches

Kazakh Authorities Target Rights Groups in Coordinated Attack

Kazakhstan’s Partners Should Condemn Government’s Stifling of Free Association

From left to right: the head of Erkindik Kanaty, Elena Shvetsova, with lawyers Olga Enns and Roman Reimer, in the office of the deputy head of the tax department, Erlik Mukanov, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, January 18, 2021.

January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia

Azat Miftakhov Sentenced to 6 Years on Controversial Hooliganism Charges

Mathematics and mechanics graduate student at Moscow State University Azat Miftakhov before the court session in Golovinsky district court. September 05, 2019.

January 13, 2021 News Release

Vietnam: Rights Violations Intensify

Numerous New Arrests in Lead-up to Party Congress

Vietnamese Political Detainees: Pham Doan Trang; Can Thi Theu and her sons Trinh Ba Phuong and Trinh Ba Tu; Dinh Thi Thu Thuy; Pham Chi Dung; Nguyen Tuong Thuy; Le Huu Minh Tuan; Tran Duc Thach

January 13, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Rights Crisis Rapidly Worsens

Basic Freedoms Stifled Amid Youth-Led Democracy Uprising

A high school student holds up the three-finger salute and gives a speech at a youth-led rally in Chiang Mai, Thailand on August 25, 2020. © 2020 Supitcha Chailom

January 13, 2021 News Release

Iran: Relentless Repression of Dissent

Violators Unpunished; Crackdown on Activists

People gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash, at the gate of Amri Kabir University where some of the victims of the crash were former students, on January 11th, 2020 in Tehran, Iran.

January 13, 2021 News Release

Egypt: No End to Escalating Repression

Authorities Punish Critics, Close Civic Space with Impunity

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020

January 13, 2021 News Release

Bahrain: No Improvement in Rights Record

Arrests for Peaceful Speech; Death Sentences After Unfair Trials

Bahraini prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab wears a face mask after he was released, at his house in Budaiya in Manama, Bahrain June 9, 2020.

January 13, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: Escalating Crackdown Amid Pandemic

Muted Response from Donors Emboldens Hun Sen

Supporters of Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, shout slogans in front of Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday, August 1, 2020.

January 13, 2021 News Release

North Korea: Covid-19 Intensified Systematic Repression

Kim Jong Un Uses Pandemic to Further Isolate Population

Kim Song Ju Primary school students have their temperatures checked before entering the school in Pyongyang, North Korea.

January 7, 2021 Report

Uzbekistan: Registration Barriers for Independent Groups

Outdated Rules Limit Freedom of Association

Azimbay Ataniyazov, second from the left, and Chiroq’s members, Nukus, Uzbekistan.

December 26, 2020 News Release

China: Free Journalists, Activists

Arbitrary Detentions for Independent Reporting, Criticizing Government

December 22, 2020 Commentary

How Zoom Violated its Own Terms of Service for Access to China's Market

Like Global Tech Companies Before It, Zoom Caved to the Chinese Government, Even When it Meant Overlooking Basic Human Rights.

Signage at the headquarters of videoconferencing, remote work, and webinar technology company Zoom (ZM) in the Silicon Valley, San Jose, California, March 28, 2020.

December 22, 2020 News Release

China: Repression Threatens Winter Olympics

Letter to International Olympic Committee Urges Human Rights Risk Assessment

December 18, 2020 News Release

Turkey: YouTube Precedent Threatens Free Expression

Reverse Decision to Appoint Local Representative in Turkey

YouTube announced on December 16, 2020 that it will appoint a local representative in Turkey to comply with the country’s recently amended internet law.

December 18, 2020 Letter

Letter: GSP+ application and human rights situation in Uzbekistan

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