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December 6, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Crackdown as Election Looms

Prison Sentences for Protesters

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December 4, 2019 Dispatches

Duterte Threatens to Shut Down TV Network

Closing ABS-CBN Would Degrade Philippines Press Freedom

Journalists and supporters, wearing black, display their messages during a protest against the recent Securities and Exchange Commission's revocation of the registration of Rappler, an online news outfit, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, northeast of Manila, Philip
November 25, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Independent News Website Targeted

Security Forces Raid Mada Masr Headquarters, Arrest Journalists

A screenshot of Mada Masr's homepage on November 26, 2019.
November 20, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Longtime Critic Facing Trial

Persecuted for Criticizing the Government on Facebook

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November 18, 2019 Statement

Russia: “Foreign Agents” Bill Threatens Journalists

Amendment Would Extend Restrictions to Individuals, Including Bloggers

An interior view of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia, January 20, 2017.
November 14, 2019 Report

Algeria: Escalating Repression of Protesters

Leaders Arrested Ahead of Disputed Presidential Elections

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November 8, 2019 Report

Iraq: Teargas Cartridges Killing Protesters

Total Security Force Killings Since Protests Resumed at Over 100

Protesters in Tahrir Square arrange the tear gas canisters that security forces fired at them in Tahrir Square in different patriotic constellations.
November 4, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Change Comes with Punishing Cost

Arrests, Torture, Murder Accompany Reforms

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October 30, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Prominent Activist Barred from Elections

Unlawful Political Screening Used to Disqualify Joshua Wong

Hong Kong democratic activist Joshua Wong speaks to the media in Hong Kong, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Wong announced plans to contest local elections and warns that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur more support for monthslong pro-democracy pro
October 15, 2019 Report

Tunisia: Prosecutions for Online Commentary

Repressive Laws Sap Free Expression

Revolutionary graffiti adorns a wall of the Prime Minister's office in Tunis, January 22, 2011.
October 14, 2019 Dispatches

Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media

Authorities Also Repressing Political Opposition Events

Media and members of Uganda's Human Rights Network for Journalists struggle with police as they protest outside the Daily Monitor newspaper head office
October 2, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Provide Justice for Khashoggi Killing

Reform Intelligence Services; Free Dissidents; End Abuses

Candles lit by activists protesting the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are placed outside Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul. © 2018 Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo
October 2, 2019 Commentary

Mark the Khashoggi Anniversary by Freeing Jailed Activists

The admission of guilt by the Saudi authorities needs to be accompanied by the release of political prisoners

An Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018.
October 1, 2019 UPR

HRW Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan

August 6, 2019 News Release

Kazakhstan: Proposal For a Human Rights Reset

New President Should Adopt Reform Agenda

Kazakh President President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev takes the oath during his inauguration ceremony in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

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