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Censorship and Freedom of Expression (1508)
Dec 12 2019 12:39pm
First Update: Defender kept in forced psychiatric detention
On 28 November a court decided to extend the detention of Uzbekistani ...
Dec 11 2019 3:46pm
Russia: feminist activist fined under 'gay propaganda' law
Yulia Tsvetkova punished for administering two LGTBI social media acco...
Dec 10 2019 3:29pm
Opposition leader at risk of torture
Cuban authorities detained the leader of the unofficial political oppo...
Dec 9 2019 12:32pm
Algeria: fresh wave of arrests ahead of presidential elections
Millions have demonstrated against this week’s elections  At least ...
Dec 6 2019 4:23pm
Saudi Arabia: prominent lawyer on hunger strike over prison mistreatment
Waleed Abu al-Khair, lawyer for jailed blogger Raif Badawi, in solitar...
Dec 4 2019 12:18pm
Outcome: University lecturer released
University lecturer Firew Bekele was released on 19 November, after sp...
Dec 2 2019 3:55pm
Iran: death toll from protests crackdown exceeds 200
Latest reports show 208 have been killed - including dozens in Shahria...
Nov 29 2019 1:03pm
Lebanon: protesters tortured in military detention - new testimonies
Protesters describe being dragged from the street, set upon by stick-w...
Nov 28 2019 3:59pm
Further prison sentences for "Peacock Generation"
Six members of the Peacock Generation, a satirical poetry troupe in My...
Nov 26 2019 3:59pm
The Maldives: NGO shut down and staff at risk of attack
The Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) was permanently shut down by the...