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Asia

July 12, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Activists Charged for Participating in Memorial
Europe/Central Asia

July 8, 2019 Commentary

The EU must press for an end to repression in Central Asia at its Kyrgyzstan summit

Philippe Dam
Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Euronews
Africa

June 28, 2019 Dispatches

Nigeria’s Wavering Commitment to Freedom of Expression

Anietie Ewang
Researcher, Africa 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

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

June 26, 2019 News Release

India: Rights Groups Harassed Over Foreign Funding
June 25, 2019 News Release

Bahrain: Questions to Ask at Palestine Workshop
June 25, 2019 News Release

Ukraine: Investigate Journalist’s Killing
June 21, 2019 Letter

Joint Letter to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
June 19, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Radio Free Asia Case
June 9, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Holding a Media Summit Without Media Freedom
June 5, 2019 Commentary

Who Helped Abduct Azerbaijani Journalist?

Giorgi Gogia
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
June 2, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Over 145 Opposition Members Summoned
May 22, 2019 Dispatches

Unending Repression Under Thailand’s Military Junta

Sunai Phasuk
Senior Researcher, Asia Division
May 22, 2019 Dispatches

Austria’s Strache Scandal Shows Why Media Freedom Matters

Lydia Gall
Researcher, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans
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
May 17, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: New Arrests Over Social Media Posts

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Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering US: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Asylum seekers barred from entering US; collective punishment in Syria; Kuwait puts Egyptian dissidents at risk of torture; Germany’s former spy chief’s tweets cause alarm; a blow to victims of abuse in Burundi; people with disabilities finally included in climate change debate; worldwide hunger increases; & movement to lift stadium ban for women in Iran gains traction.