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Asia

April 18, 2018 Dispatches

Pardons No Substitute for Reform in Myanmar

Richard Weir
Researcher, Asia Division
Europe/Central Asia

April 11, 2018 Dispatches

Time for Straight Talk Between the EU and Kyrgyzstan

Mihra Rittmann
Researcher, Central Asia
Europe/Central Asia

April 6, 2018 News Release

Kazakhstan: Criminal Probe of Media Outlets

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March 27, 2018 Video

Media Freedom in Uzbekistan: Still a Long Way to Go
December 12, 2017 Video

Video: Laws Chill Free Speech in Singapore
November 29, 2017 Video

Venezuela: Systematic Abuse of Opponents

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March 28, 2018

“You Can't See Them, but They’re Always There”

Censorship and Freedom of the Media in Uzbekistan
March 27, 2018

Turkey: Crackdown on Social Media Posts

Detention, Prosecutions Over Criticisms of Turkish Army Actions in Syria
February 14, 2018

Germany: Flawed Social Media Law

NetzDG is Wrong Response to Online Abuse

News

April 5, 2018 Dispatches

Azerbaijan Released Wrongly Jailed Journalist

Giorgi Gogia
South Caucasus Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
April 4, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defenders
March 31, 2018 Dispatches

Uzbek Journalist’s Trial in Tashkent is a Long-Awaited Reunion

Steve Swerdlow
Researcher, Central Asia
March 29, 2018 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Proposed ‘Fake News’ Law
March 27, 2018 Dispatches

Let Uzbekistan’s Inspiring Journalists Do Their Work

Hugh Williamson
Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
March 27, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Journalists Prosecuted, Harassed
March 27, 2018 Report

Turkey: Crackdown on Social Media Posts
March 26, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Rights Activist
March 2, 2018 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Releases Journalist After 19 Years in Prison

Steve Swerdlow
Researcher, Central Asia
February 28, 2018 News Release

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Protesters, Journalists Detained
February 22, 2018 News Release

Bahrain: 5 More Years for Jailed Activist
February 20, 2018 Dispatches

Philippine Government Bans Journalist from Presidential Palace

Carlos H. Conde
Researcher, Asia Division

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New Anti-Semitism Fears In Germany: Daily Brief

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