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February 2, 2023 News Release

Burundi: Journalist’s Conviction Violates Free Speech Rights

Release Floriane Irangabiye; End Politicized Prosecutions

Floriane Irangabiye
February 1, 2023 Letter

Joint Letter to President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan

January 31, 2023 News Release

Uzbekistan: 16-Year Sentence in Autonomous Region Protests

Still No Justice for Karakalpakstan Deaths, Injuries

Lolagul Kallykhanova, one of 22 defendants on trial in connection with July protests in Karakalpakstan, stands at the sentencing hearing at court in Bukhara, Uzbekistan on January 31, 2023.
January 27, 2023 News Release

Cameroon: Prominent Investigative Journalist Killed

Effective, Transparent Investigation Needed; Bring Killers to Justice

Mourners place candles in a room of Radio Amplitude FM where a portrait of journalist Martinez Zogo has been placed to pay tribute to him in Elig Essono district in Yaounde, Cameroon, on January 23, 2023. © DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images
January 26, 2023 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Independent Media Outlet

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Under Pressure

Protesters flash the light of their mobile phones during a rally for freedom of speech and freedom for political prisoners in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 25, 2022.
January 23, 2023 Report

Chad: Justice Needed for October Crackdown

Investigate Killings, Torture, Deaths in Custody, Unlawful Detentions

Relatives and friends gather at the October 28 burial ceremony of Chadian journalist, Oredje Narcisse,  killed during a pro-democracy demonstration, in N'Djamena, Chad.
January 20, 2023 News Release

Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy

Activists on Hunger Strike Face Lengthy Pretrial Detention, Long Sentences

Orawan Phuphong and Tantawan Tuatulanon protest in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court by pouring red paint on themselves.
January 20, 2023 News Release

Rwanda: Suspicious Death of Investigative Journalist

Effective, Independent Investigation Needed to Establish Circumstances

John Williams Ntwali.
January 18, 2023 News Release

Politician Convicted for Harming Rwanda’s Image

Respect Free Speech; Free Detainees; Repeal Abusive Penal Code Provision

Théophile Ntirutwa
January 17, 2023 Dispatches

Déjà Vu In Front of the Tunisian Courthouse

Veteran Human Rights Activists Rally against New Political Trials

Lawyer Ayachi Hammami before his court hearing for speech offenses in Tunis.
January 12, 2023 News Release

Singapore: Execution Spree Raises Rights Concerns

Authorities Harass and Punish Activists

An activist holds a poster opposing the impending execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam
January 12, 2023 News Release

Egypt: A Year of Whitewashing Despite Dire Crisis

Abuses Affect Wide Segments of Society

Sanaa Seif, sister of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who went on a full hunger and water strike with the start of COP27 protesting his unjust imprisonment, takes part in the COP27 Coalition march during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.
January 12, 2023 News Release

China: Unprecedented Nationwide Protests Against Abuses

Xi Consolidates Power Amid Covid-19, Economic Challenges

Protesters hold up blank sheets of white paper
January 6, 2023 Statement

Belarus: Russian Journalist Arrested

Authorities in Minsk Should Immediately Free Yekaterina Yanshina

Ekaterina Yanshina
December 23, 2022 News Release

Uzbekistan: Bill Threatens Freedom of Expression, Media

Amend Draft Law; Ensure Provisions Comply with International Law

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