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April 7, 2021 Dispatches

New Laws Further Stifle Freedom of Speech in Belarus

Parliament Should Reject the Bills, Guarantee Media Freedom

Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich, right, and Dr. Artsiom Sorokin attend a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, 19 February, 2021.
April 6, 2021 Statement

Morocco: Release Omar Radi and Guarantee Fair Trial Proceedings

Joint Call to Moroccan Authorities

Logos of 15 signatory organizations
April 1, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Target Journalists, Women in Media

Attacks Highlight Need to Uphold Press Freedom in Peace Settlement

Afghan journalists film at the site of a bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. 
March 29, 2021 Report

Belarus: Crackdown on Independent Journalism

Stop Prosecutions, Guarantee Freedom of Press

Katsiaryna Barysevich, a journalist for the independent TUT.BY news website enters a court room during a trial in Minsk on 19 February, 2021.
March 13, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Revoke ‘Fake News’ Ordinance

New Law Criminalizes Expression, Violates Privacy Rights

A television shows a live broadcast of Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a shopping outlet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. 
March 12, 2021 News Release

Condemnation of Egypt’s Abuses at UN Rights Body

Overdue Action is a Step Forward

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020
March 9, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Activists Jailed for Criticizing Monarchy

Risk of Long Pretrial Detention in Lese Majeste Cases

Jatupat "Pai" Boonpattararaksa plays his Isan Harp during the demonstration.
February 20, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Court Punishes News Site for Reader Comments

Decision Holding Portals Liable Poses Serious Risk to Freedom of Speech

Malaysiakini's editor-in-chief Steven Gan speaks to the media at the Federal Court in in Putrajaya, Malaysia on February 19, 2021. 
February 18, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: Internet Censorship, Control Expanded

Reverse Newly Decreed National Internet Gateway

A man views Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook page on his mobile phone in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
February 18, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Ministry of Unification

China: Don’t Force 8 Refugees Back to North Korea PHOTO
February 17, 2021 News Release

Belarus: Crackdown Escalates

Countrywide Raids Target Top Rights Groups, Activists, Journalists

Police in Minsk carry documents and computers out of the office of the Belarusian Association of Journalists on February 16, 2021, as Andrei Bastunets, the head of the organization, looks on.
February 12, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Blogger Held on Dubious Extortion Charge

Known for Criticizing Local Authorities

Otabek Sattoriy.
February 11, 2021 Dispatches

Duterte Should Leave Alone Philippines TV Network

President Says He’ll Block ABS-CBN Even with New Franchise

Employees light candles outside the headquarters of broadcast network ABS-CBN corp. on May 5, 2020, after the network was ordered to halt operations after its congressional franchise expired, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines.
February 10, 2021 Dispatches

Hungary Forces Klubradio Off Air

Shutdown of Independent Radio Station Should Trigger EU Action

Klubradio's director and CEO Andras Arato, right, talks to colleague Milhaly Hardy in the studio of Klubradio in Budapest, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
February 9, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Prominent Activists Held in Pre-Trial Detention

Abusive Use of Lese Majeste Law to Silence Critics

Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, left Parit Chiwarak, and Arnon Nampha raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, as they arrive at Criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.

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