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December 5, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Scrap Bill Shielding North Korean Government

Law Would Block South Koreans from Sending Materials North

People watch a news program showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. 
December 4, 2020 News Release

Hong Kong: Drop Cases Against Democracy Activists

Prominent Activists Jailed for Peaceful Protests Amid Widening Crackdown

Joshua Wong, center right, and Ivan Lam, center left, were led into a prison van before their court appearance in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
November 13, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Scrap Draft Cybercrime Law

US, Tech Companies Should Speak Out for Privacy, Free Expression

A man views Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook page on his mobile phone in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
November 12, 2020 News Release

China: Beijing Forces Out Hong Kong Opposition Lawmakers

China Moves Toward Full Control of Territory

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose for a photo before a press conference at Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. 
November 12, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Journalist Murdered in Helmand

Elyas Daye Among Many in Media Facing Increased Taliban Threats

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November 6, 2020 News Release

Belarus: Expert Report Calls for International Inquiry into Torture

Documented Wide Range of Government Abuses against Protesters, Political

A protester waves the former national Belarus' flag in Minsk, on June 7, 2020, during a collect of signatures in support of alternative candidates ahead of Belarus presidential election on August 9, 2020.
November 2, 2020 Statement

Cambodia’s Government Should Stop Silencing Journalists, Media Outlets

Free Arbitrarily Detained Media Workers, Restore Media Licenses

Former RFA reporters Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin speak to the media outside of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Aug. 29, 2019.
October 30, 2020 News Release

Japan: End Aid to Vietnam’s Police

Vietnamese Public Security Ministry a Major Rights Violator

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, left, shakes hands with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after the exchange of documents at the Government Office in Hanoi on Monday, October 19, 2020. 
October 30, 2020 News Release

India: Counterterrorism Raids Targeting Peaceful Critics

Stop Unlawful Operations Against Kashmiri and Other Rights Groups

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October 29, 2020 Dispatches

Afghan Police Take Page from Taliban Playbook

Raid on Kabul Journalists’ Home an Act of Intimidation

Afghan National Police seen near the Defense Ministry compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 27, 2016. 
October 28, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Hun Sen Threatens Families of Activists

Peaceful Protesters Demanding Implementation of Paris Agreements Harassed, Arrested

Activists at protests on October 23, commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords in front of the US embassy in Phnom Penh." (Source: LICADHO).”
October 22, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Vice President Threatens Those Reporting Civilian Deaths

Investigate Airstrike on Mosque School that Killed at Least 12 Children

Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh at an inauguration ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020. 
October 21, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Outspoken TV Channel Banned

End Suppression of Media, Free Expression

Voice TV
October 21, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Morocco

79th Pre-Session

October 20, 2020 Dispatches

When Will Iraq Start Protecting Journalists?

Lack of Action After Torching of TV Station Raises Fresh Fears for Reporters’ Safety

The office of Dijlah TV station in Baghdad was badly damaged after it was torched by protesters on August 31, 2020.

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