![Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003iran_coronavirus_prison.jpg?itok=ZvK37kOg)
![Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003iran_coronavirus_prison.jpg?itok=ZvK37kOg)
Abused and Shunned – Being of Asian Descent in Sweden During COVID-19
European governments should do more to stop COVID-19 related racist abuse
![Sweden COVID-19](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003eca_sweden_covid3.jpg?itok=l5iuRnNM)
Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defenders and Opposition Activists
Extend Releases to Those at Special Risk of COVID-19
![202004mena_bahrain_collage](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004mena_bahrain_collage.jpg?itok=OqgBjoK7)
Cambodia: Prisons Potential COVID-19 Epicenters
Reduce Overcrowding by Releasing Low-Risk and Vulnerable Prisoners
![Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party are brought in a police vehicle to the appeals court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 10, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_cambodia_human_rights.jpg?itok=pPeUCrM5)
Algeria: Protest Leader’s Sentence Doubled on Eve of His Release
Karim Tabbou Goes on Trial for Other Charges April 6
![Algerian opposition figure Karim Tabbou.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004mena_algeria_tabbou.jpg?itok=z66ggfOR)
Myanmar: Reduce Prison Populations to Limit COVID-19
Immediately Release Political Prisoners, Pre-Trial Detainees, High Health Risks
![A member of the Yangon City and Development Committee disinfects government offices to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, March 25, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_myanmar_covid_0.jpg?itok=_bwFh8GG)
Waiting for the Storm: The Coronavirus in Africa
Pandemic Threatens Refugee Camps, Densely Populated Urban Areas
![A member of the Senegalese graffiti collective "RBS CREW" paints informational murals advising how to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, on the wall of a high school in the Parcelles Assainies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, March 25, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004africa_senegal_coronavirus_2.jpg?itok=6TXJWcQ6)
COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence for People in US Prisons
Attorney General Should Speed Up Compassionate and Other Releases
![Attorney General William Barr speaks during a tour of a federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907us_barr_attorneygeneral_0.jpg?itok=a2auFZm5)
Fatal Shooting in a Mining Town in Papua
Indonesian Police Should Invite Independent Investigation
![Indonesian soldiers stand guard during a protest in Timika, Papua province, August 21, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_indonesia_papua_timika.jpg?itok=FuLNkP9R)
The Coronavirus in Europe: From Lockdowns to Power Grabs
COVID-19 in Europe, the Central Eurasian Region, and Turkey
![Military police officers patrol at a market in Budapest, Hungary, March 31, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004europe_hungary_market_coronavirus.jpg?itok=2dm8W6at)
Sri Lanka Uses Pandemic to Curtail Free Expression
Police Ordered to Arrest Critics in Military-Led COVID-19 Response
![Sri Lankan government soldiers in protective clothes spray disinfectants at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_srilanka_coronavirus.jpg?itok=pzdz9MYo)
DR Congo: Respecting Rights Key Amid Covid-19
Assist Most Vulnerable with Food, Clean Water; Rein in Security Forces
![Pro-democracy activists from Filimbi movement raise awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic in Kinshasa’s Gambela market, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 28, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004africa_drc_covid19_0.jpg?itok=hm_wOq6x)
Philippine Children Face Abuse for Violating COVID-19 Curfew
Young People Locked in Dog Cages, Coffins, Stripped Naked
![A screenshot of an officer with five youths locked inside a dog cage after breaking curfew in Laguna province, the Philippines on March 20, 2020. © 2020 Facebook](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_philippines_covid.jpg?itok=-shWXRer)