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June 10, 2020 News Release

Bahrain: Prominent Activist Nabeel Rajab Freed from Prison

Quash Unjust Charges and Sentence

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June 10, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Probes Over Doctors’ Covid-19 Comments

Investigations into Medical Chamber Leaders Undermine Pandemic Response

A team of doctors puts on protective suits before they meet a patient with suspected COVID-19, Istanbul May 2020. © 2020 Yasin Akgu/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
June 9, 2020 Letter

Rights Groups Urge Authorities to Prevent and Account for Attacks Against Journalists

A protestor pours water over the face of woman who was injured by tear gas
June 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh

Urgently Locate Wanchalearm Satsaksit

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist living in exile in Cambodia, was abducted in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020.
June 5, 2020 Commentary

Iraq’s new government should lift barriers to free speech

Woman holding up a sign in Arabic
June 4, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest

Cancel House Arrest; Investigate Complaint; Withdraw Proposal Designed to Stifle Activism

Kamil Ruziev stands in the hospital where he is getting treatment for high blood pressure after two days in the custody of the Kyrgyz national security services.
June 2, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Free Rights Defender Following European Court Ruling

Council of Europe Ministers Should Urge Osman Kavala’s Release

Osman Kavala
June 1, 2020 News Release

China: No Justice for Tiananmen Emboldens Abuses

31 Years Since Crackdown, Domestic Repression Worsens, Goes Global

People fill Tiananmen Square in front of the Mausoleum of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong and the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing, on May 17, 1989.
May 29, 2020 News Release

Russia: Journalists Held Over Peaceful Pickets

Drop Charges; Free Detainees

Echo of Moscow journalist, Tatiana Feleghengauer, detained by police on May 28, 2020.
May 29, 2020 News Release

US: Trump Attacks Social Media Platforms

Executive Order Targets Companies that Displease Government

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May 29, 2020 News Release

Nepal: Amend Intrusive Intelligence Bill

Unlimited Surveillance Powers Are Among a Series of Attacks on Freedoms

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends this year's fiscal policy and programs during complete nationwide lockdown at federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 15, 2020.
May 27, 2020 News Release

Thailand: State of Emergency Extension Unjustified

Stop Using Covid-19 Measures as Pretext to Violate Rights

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha delivers a televised speech in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. 
May 22, 2020 News Release

Belarus: Activists, Journalists Jailed as Election Looms

Authorities Arbitrarily Detain Peaceful Critics, Endangering Health

A nearly empty Oktyabrskaya Street in Minsk, Belarus amid coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic precautions on April 05, 2020.
May 16, 2020 News Release

Indonesia: Blogger Held Over Land Dispute Report

Criminal Defamation Has Chilling Effect on Media Freedom

On May 4, 2020, the South Kalimantan police arrested and detained blogger Diananta Putra Sumedi (left) in Banjarmasin, charging him with online defamation, which carries a maximum penalty of six years in prison. 
May 14, 2020 Report

China: Tibet Anti-Crime Campaign Silences Dissent

At Least 51 Tibetans Convicted for Peaceful Speech

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