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January 22, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Opposition Leader’s Trial Blocked to Public

Permit Media, Rights Monitors at Kem Sokha Hearings

Cambodian police officers stand guard in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court during a hearing of Kem Sokha, the head of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. The trial of the top Cambodian oppo

January 22, 2020 News Release

Qatar: 5-Year Prison Sentence Set for ‘Fake News’

Penal Code Amendments a Setback for Freedom of Expression

An image of the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on a building in Doha, Qatar.

January 19, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Charges Against 2 Journalists

Bogus Radio Free Asia Case Drags On

Former RFA reporters Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin speak to the media outside of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Aug. 29, 2019.

January 17, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Police Violence Against Protesters

Scores Injured; Hold Officers to Account

Riot police arrest a protester outside a police station in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Unrelenting Repression

Positive Reforms for Women Tainted by Ongoing Arrests of Activists, Dissidents

Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 12, 2018.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Mauritania: Presidential Transition

Opportunity to Change Course on Rights

Students protesting against a discriminatory government decision limiting enrollment in public university to 24 years, hold up signs that say “education is a right for all.”

January 14, 2020 News Release

Vietnam: Crackdown on Rights

Little Tolerance for Freedom of Expression, Independent Trade Unions

January 14, 2020 News Release

China: Backlash Against Increasing Repression

President Xi Faces Protests in Hong Kong, Global Outcry over Xinjiang

Protesters march on a street during a rally against the extradition law proposal on June 9, 2019 in Hong Kong.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Human Rights Reforms Stall

Backtracking on Free Expression, Accountability, LGBT Rights

Protesters hold placards reading " Save Malaysia, Arrest the Thief " during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 14, 2018.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Philippines: No Letup in ‘Drug War’ Killings

Upsurge in Attacks on Activists, Environmentalists

Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps

January 14, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Repression of Opposition Increases

International Pressure Needed for Rights Improvements

Workers march along a street to mark International Labour Day in Phnom Penh on May 1, 2019.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Seeking International Justice for Rohingya

Crackdown on Free Expression Tightens

Rohingya refugees watch ICJ proceedings at a restaurant in a refugee camp on December 12, 2019 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

January 8, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Online Surveillance, Control

Netra News Latest to be Blocked in Free Speech Crackdown

Bangladeshi photojournalists and journalists form a human chain infront of National Press Club protesting the attacks on them during the students' ongoing protest demanding safe roads, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 7, 2018.

December 28, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Free Outspoken Journalist Jailed Over Tweet

Faces Up to a Year in Prison at January 2 Trial

Journalist Omar Radi in Casablanca, Morocco, 2018. © Fanny Hedenmo

December 11, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Access to Information Bill Falls Short

Needs Revisions to Comply with International Standards

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, arrives for a ceremony of the 68th anniversary of the founding of his Cambodian People's Party in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, June 28, 2019.

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