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Georgia: Protesters showed 'great courage' to object to the repressive foreign agents billSecurity forces used water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse crowds
09 Mar 2023 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: much-touted personal status law discriminates against women - new briefing08 Mar 2023 Press release
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Pakistan: 'Draconian' law banning Lahore protests must be scrapped immediatelyGovernment in Punjab – Pakistan’s most populous province – has imposed a ban on ‘assemblies, gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, and protests across the district of Lahore’
08 Mar 2023 Press release -
Pakistan: Imran Khan media ban is 'disturbing'07 Mar 2023 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Decision not to prosecute in Patricia Devlin threats case shows system is failing to protect press freedom'This PPS decision will strengthen a feeling of impunity among those who already feel emboldened to make threats of violence against journalists.' - Patrick Corrigan
06 Mar 2023 Press release -
Hong Kong: Women’s Day march first authorised protest since 2020 comes amid worsening crackdown03 Mar 2023 Press release -
Myanmar: Shipping companies still transporting aviation fuel despite war crimes - new evidenceRecent shipments have involved companies based in Thailand, India, Japan, Greece, Luxembourg, Singapore and Switzerland
28 Feb 2023 Press release -
Sri Lanka: One person killed and dozens injured after police attack peaceful protestersSri Lanka: One person killed after police attack peaceful protesters
27 Feb 2023 Press release -
Tunisia: case of two LGBTQ+ people jailed under 'deeply homophobic' law being appealed19 Feb 2023 Press release
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Russia: jailed human rights activist missing for a month17 Feb 2023 Press release
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Peru: lethal state violence against protesters is disproportionately targeting indigenous communities – new research“Systemic racism has been the driving force behind the violence” - Erika Guevara-Rosas
16 Feb 2023 Press release -
Russia: jailing of journalist Maria Ponomarenko condemned15 Feb 2023 Press release
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India: Raids at BBC offices are an 'affront' to free speechIndia’s tax department raids BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai on pretext of conducting ‘surveys’
14 Feb 2023 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: dramatic escalation in jailings for online dissent in past year14 Feb 2023 Press release
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Cambodia: Government shuts key independent media - a ‘clear warning to critical voices’'This is a blatant attempt to slam the door on what’s left of independent media in the country' - Hana Young
13 Feb 2023 Press release -
North Korea: Costly military parade planned despite hunger and widespread abuses'Anyone deemed to act in a manner that is threatening to Kim Jong-un’s government risks being imprisoned for life or could even face execution' - Boram Jang
07 Feb 2023 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Critical report into policing protests must spur action
Northern Ireland: Critical report into policing protests must spur action
07 Feb 2023 Press release -
Iranian diplomats mounting 'denial and misinformation' campaign over protests crackdown06 Feb 2023 Press release
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Hong Kong: Pro-democracy 47 facing ‘obscenely unjust’ political trial must be released immediatelyMass trial is an attempt to extinguish all meaningful political participation in Hong Kong
06 Feb 2023 Press release
