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December 12, 2018 Dispatches

A Dark Anniversary for Press Freedom in Myanmar

Reuters Journalists Mark One Year in Prison

Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sit beside police officers as they leave Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar July 9, 2018.
December 11, 2018 Dispatches

Extradition of Bahraini Football Player Moves Ahead

At Risk of Torture If Returned From Thailand

Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi in detention at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
December 10, 2018 Dispatches

5 Questions for Google About Controversial China Search Project

Congress Should Press Sundar Pichai Over Project Dragonfly

December 10, 2018 Dispatches

Human Rights are Key to Success at Climate Talks

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the UDHR at COP24

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December 9, 2018 Dispatches

Giving North Korea Abuses a Free Pass

UN Security Council Misses Key Opportunity to Confront Atrocious Rights Record

Kim Jong-Un watches a performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 23, 2017.
December 7, 2018 Dispatches

Poland Denies Entry to Environmental Activists to Attend Climate Talks

Denials Come in Wake of New Law That Restricts Protest Rights

Women climate change activists demand respect for rights at Paris Agreement signing ceremony outside the United Nations in New York, April 2016.
December 7, 2018 Dispatches

Family Planning Scholar Arrested on Vague Accusations in Tehran

Authorities Treat Experts as ‘Infiltrators,’ Deny Access to Lawyer

Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012.
December 7, 2018 Dispatches

Senegalese Students Open Up the Conversation About Sexual Abuses

Time to End the Culture of Silence Around Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse

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December 7, 2018 Dispatches

Somali Journalist Critically Hurt in Car Bombing

Authorities Should Conduct Prompt, Credible Investigation

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December 6, 2018 Dispatches

Veteran Rights Defender Languishes in Kyrgyzstan Jail

European Union Should Press for Azimjon Askarov’s Release

December 5, 2018 Dispatches

Humanitarians Released on Bail in Greece

Saving Lives at Sea Should Not Earn Time in Jail

Greece Refugee Activist
December 4, 2018 Dispatches

Central European University Forced to Leave Hungary

EU Stands Idly by as Hungary Attacks Academic Freedom

People in Budapest protest a draft law targeting Central European University, Hungary, April 4, 2017.
December 4, 2018 Dispatches

More US Child Workers Die in Agriculture Than in Any Other Industry

New US Government Report Highlights Dangers Caused by Weak Child Labor Laws

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December 4, 2018 Dispatches

Duterte Using Marijuana Is No Joke

Philippines Should Decriminalize Medical Use of Cannabis

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during the change of command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines April 18, 2018.
December 3, 2018 Dispatches

Tackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia

Criminalizing Speech Won’t Solve Problem

Internet café in Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

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