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Asia

January 22, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Opposition Leader’s Trial Blocked to Public
Middle East/North Africa

January 22, 2020 News Release

Qatar: 5-Year Prison Sentence Set for ‘Fake News’
Asia

January 19, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Charges Against 2 Journalists

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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

January 17, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Police Violence Against Protesters
January 14, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Unrelenting Repression
January 14, 2020 News Release

Mauritania: Presidential Transition
January 14, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Human Rights Reforms Stall
January 14, 2020 News Release

Vietnam: Crackdown on Rights
January 14, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Seeking International Justice for Rohingya
January 14, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Repression of Opposition Increases
January 14, 2020 News Release

Philippines: No Letup in ‘Drug War’ Killings
January 14, 2020 News Release

China: Backlash Against Increasing Repression
January 8, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Online Surveillance, Control
December 28, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Free Outspoken Journalist Jailed Over Tweet
December 11, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Access to Information Bill Falls Short

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Education Day Deadline: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

January 24, 2020

Education Day deadline; people with limited mobility can’t access pensions in Ukraine; the Maldives should stop destroying mangrove forests; Poland approves controversial "muzzle law"; press freedom under threat in Brazil; pressure on China to release rights defenders for Lunar New Year; and renewed airstrikes in Syria must cease.