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Asia

May 22, 2019 Dispatches

Unending Repression Under Thailand’s Military Junta

Sunai Phasuk
Senior Researcher, Asia Division
Europe/Central Asia

May 22, 2019 Dispatches

Austria’s Strache Scandal Shows Why Media Freedom Matters

Lydia Gall
Researcher, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans
Europe/Central Asia

May 22, 2019 Dispatches

What the Shake-up at Kommersant Says about Russia’s Media Landscape

Rachel Denber
Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

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January 31, 2019 Video

Video: Dashed Hopes for Free Expression in Myanmar
October 22, 2018 Video

Video: Authorities Crush Dissent in Palestine
April 26, 2018 Video

Video: Protests Leave Deadly Toll in Nicaragua

Reports More Reports

May 17, 2019

Belarus: Media Under Attack as European Games Loom

Olympic Officials Should Ensure Reporters’ Safety
April 20, 2019

Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression

Referendum Set in Grossly Unfree, Rights-Abusive Environment
January 25, 2019

Tunisia: Bloggers Held for Criticizing Officials

Arrests, Charges Lead to Self-Censorship

News

May 17, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: New Arrests Over Social Media Posts
May 17, 2019 Report

Belarus: Media Under Attack as European Games Loom
May 15, 2019 News Release

France: Guarantee Press Freedom
May 7, 2019 Dispatches

Two Myanmar Journalists Freed, but Many Face Charges

Linda Lakhdhir
Legal Advisor, Asia Division
May 7, 2019 Commentary

Israel is Trying to Deport Me for My Human Rights Work. Here’s Why You Should Care.

Omar Shakir
Israel and Palestine Director

Published In: Forward
May 3, 2019 Dispatches

Kenya Backsliding on Press Freedoms

Otsieno Namwaya
Africa researcher
May 2, 2019 Dispatches

Uganda’s Continued Attempts to Gag the Media

Oryem Nyeko
Researcher, Africa Division
April 24, 2019 News Release

Egypt: African Rights Session Amid Dire Abuses
April 23, 2019 Dispatches

Jailed Mozambican Journalists Get Bail after 3 Months

Zenaida Machado
Researcher, Africa Division
April 22, 2019 Dispatches

Despite Denials, Bangladesh Stifles Free Expression

Brad Adams
Asia Director
April 20, 2019 Report

Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression
April 12, 2019 Commentary

The Assange prosecution threatens modern journalism

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director

Published In: The Guardian

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Daily Brief

A wave of attempted suicides among asylum seekers sent offshore by Australia; election protests continue in Indonesia; Yemen crisis; Thailand's unending repression; new concerns about tech and privacy in China; Brunei should repeal its draconian new anti-gay law; and plans to expand 2022 World Cup to Saudi Arabia fall flat.