August 3, 2021
Social Media Harassment of Iran Researchers, Activists
August 3, 2021
International Pressure can Help Stop Abuses in Nicaragua and Allow a Fair Election
A wave of arrests of President Daniel Ortega’s critics threatens Nicaragua’s democracy
![In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108Americas_Nicaragua_OrtegaMurillo.jpg?h=3ea87d9f&itok=XfEVm_DY)
August 3, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: “False Information” Law Threatens Free Speech
President Should Veto Legislation, Protect Media Freedom
August 3, 2021
Lebanon: Evidence Implicates Officials in Beirut Blast
![Graffiti on a wall that reads "My Government Did This"](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108mena_lebanon_beirutblast_main.jpg?h=5657362f&itok=_OvSW3gv)
August 2, 2021
Croatia/EU: Strengthen Border Monitoring System
Effective Mechanism Needed: Independent, Broad Mandate, Adequate Resources
![European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-03-eu-flag-brussels-eca.jpg?itok=2OnNne7e)
August 2, 2021
Belarus Athlete’s Plight Spotlights Olympic Failure
International Olympic Committee Should Adopt Human Rights Policy
![A female athlete sprinting in a race](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108eca_belarus_timanovskaya.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=a8atmNOr)
August 2, 2021
Intimidation, Threats Against Congolese Whistleblower
Exiled Activist Jean-Jacques Lumumba Targeted in Europe and Kinshasa
![Congolese whistleblower Jean-Jacques Lumumba near Paris, France, October 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202107drc_whistleblower_threatened.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=IOxzqdwm)
August 2, 2021
Still No Justice for Zimbabwe’s 2018 Post-Election Violence
Implement Motlanthe Commission’s Recommendations; Investigate Security Forces
![Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808africa_zimbabwe_election_violence.png?itok=_L5_8yOy)
August 2, 2021
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh at Risk During Monsoon
Crowded Camp Conditions, Lack of Permanent Shelters
![Rohingya refugees repair a shelter damaged following heavy rains at the refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh on July 28, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107Rohingya_refugee_camp_flooding.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=C2f4znQ0)
![A graphic piece by Brian Stauffer depicting an outstretched hand catching a rocket in its palm while shielding a mother and a young boy beneath it.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107arms_report_killerrobots_0.jpg?h=90a76ea9&itok=-gAmiF-S)
August 2, 2021
Migrant Workers and the Qatar World Cup
![202008mena_qatar_fifa_main](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008mena_qatar_fifa_main_2.jpg?h=44b879e5&itok=Uxdc_FOS)
August 2, 2021
Lebanon: Evidence Implicates Officials in Beirut Blast: Targeted Sanctions, International Investigation Only Path to Justice
![Smoke rising over the site of an explosion](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108mena_lebanon_beirutblast.jpg?h=955717ed&itok=p0ZxFtSy)
August 2, 2021
Cameroon: New Abuses by Both Sides
Protect Civilians in Anglophone Regions, Hold Attackers Accountable
![A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) member patrols in the city of Buea in the anglophone South-West region, Cameroon, on October 4, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103africa_cameroon_separatistdispatch.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=nGmsOt0R)