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Asia

December 11, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Access to Information Bill Falls Short
Middle East/North Africa

December 6, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Crackdown as Election Looms
Asia

December 4, 2019 Dispatches

Duterte Threatens to Shut Down TV Network

Carlos H. Conde
Researcher, Asia Division

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July 12, 2019 Video

Video: Crimean Tatars Face Unfounded Terrorism Charges
June 6, 2019 Video

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 30th Anniversary Trailer
January 31, 2019 Video

Video: Dashed Hopes for Free Expression in Myanmar

Reports More Reports

November 14, 2019

Algeria: Escalating Repression of Protesters

Leaders Arrested Ahead of Disputed Presidential Elections
November 8, 2019

Iraq: Teargas Cartridges Killing Protesters

Total Security Force Killings Since Protests Resumed at Over 100
October 28, 2019

“As Long as I am Quiet, I am Safe”

Threats to Independent Media and Civil Society in Tanzania

News

November 25, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Independent News Website Targeted
November 20, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Longtime Critic Facing Trial
November 18, 2019 Statement

Russia: “Foreign Agents” Bill Threatens Journalists
November 14, 2019 Report

Algeria: Escalating Repression of Protesters
November 8, 2019 Report

Iraq: Teargas Cartridges Killing Protesters
November 4, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Change Comes with Punishing Cost
October 30, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Prominent Activist Barred from Elections
October 15, 2019 Report

Tunisia: Prosecutions for Online Commentary
October 14, 2019 Dispatches

Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media

Najma Abdi
Associate, Africa Division
October 2, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Provide Justice for Khashoggi Killing
October 2, 2019 Commentary

Mark the Khashoggi Anniversary by Freeing Jailed Activists

Sarah Leah Whitson
Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Al Jazeera English
October 1, 2019 UPR

HRW Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan

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India's Citizenship Bill Excludes Muslims: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

December 11, 2019

Plus: Cambodia’s draft law on access to information falls short; the United States announces sanctions on Myanmar; Aung San Suu Kyi continues to attempt to defend Myanmar in the International Court of Justice; the Trump administration once again blocks an examination of North Korea’s human rights abuses; this year, 250 journalists have been imprisoned worldwide; a human rights activist went missing in Laos; and buildings lit up blue yesterday for Human Rights Day.