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August 5, 2017
The Toxic Impact of Indonesia’s Abusive Blasphemy Law
August 4, 2017
Qatar: Residency Reform Doesn’t End Gender Bias
Mother’s Nationality Still Won’t Transfer
![A sign indicating a route to Qatar embassy is seen in Manama, Bahrain, June 5, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_qatar_embassy.jpg?itok=Zlx_OftG)
August 4, 2017
South Korea: Supreme Court Affirms LGBT Rights
Judgment Orders Government to Allow LGBT Foundation to Apply for Charity Status
![Participants march on a street during Korea Queer Festival 2015 in central Seoul, South Korea. In 2017, South korea's Supreme Court ordered the government to allow the Beyond the Rainbow Foundation, a LGBT rights foundation, to legally register as a chari](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708lgbt_south_korea_supreme_court.jpg?itok=w3Wl99mZ)
August 3, 2017
UN: Myanmar’s Threat to Block Fact-Finding Mission
Stand Up to Bullying Tactics of Visa Denial
![201708Asia_Myanmar_UNNEW](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_myanmar_rakhine.jpg?itok=akf0nvuE)
August 3, 2017
Turkey: Investigate Ankara Abductions, Disappearances
Locate Missing Men; Identify Those Responsible
![Önder Asan (L), was abducted and secretly detained for 42 days and alleges that he was tortured; Cemil Koçak (C), a former civil servant was abducted in front of his eight-year old son; Mustafa Özben (R), a former teacher and lawyer, was also abducted](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708eca_turkey_asan_kocak_ozben_enforced_disappearance.jpg?itok=hPTUZTay)
August 2, 2017
Australia/Thailand: Urge Junta To End Repression
Bishop Should Raise Human Rights Concerns at Bangkok Meetings
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![Ali Feruz at Basmanny district court in Moscow waiting for his hearing in the evening of August 1, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708eca_russia_ali_feruz.jpg?itok=hSmv_w2a)
August 2, 2017
Italy: Navy Support for Libya May Endanger Migrants
Help for Libyan Coast Guard Risks Complicity in Abuse
![Migrants on a boat that they tried to take to Italy, after being detained at a Libyan Navy base in Tripoli on September 20, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rts1z3rsized.jpg?itok=GmLK95tX)
August 2, 2017
Greece: Huge Rise in Detention of Migrant Children
Move Unaccompanied Kids from Cells to Open Facilities
![Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-eca-greece-main.jpg?itok=z3HX44Mm)
August 2, 2017
Iran: Opposition Figures Denied Health Care
‘Green Movement’ Leaders Karroubi and Mousavi Still Under House Arrest
![Caption: Presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi (R) and his his wife Zahra Rahnavard cast their ballots during the Iranian presidential election in southern Tehran June 12, 2009. © 2009 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708mena_iran_house_arrest.jpg?itok=xtERURYW)
August 1, 2017
Laos/Thailand: Investigate Abduction of Exiled Red Shirt Activist
Armed Men Kidnap Wuthipong Kachathamakul in Vientiane
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August 1, 2017
Russia: New Legislation Attacks Internet Anonymity
Repeal Laws Threatening Freedom of Expression Online
![A photo illustration interweaving the Russian flag with the Facebook and Twitter logos taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 22, 2015. Russia's media watchdog has warned that Google, Twitter and Facebook could be blocked if they do not comply with](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_russia_facebook_logo.jpg?itok=XEr1ogLh)
August 1, 2017
Jordan: Seize Opportunity to End Impunity for Rape
Parliament to Vote on Controversial Penal Code Article
![A Jordanian police officer stands guard in front of the parliament in Amman, Jordan May 29, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_jordan_parliament.jpg?itok=QATTw7pV)
August 1, 2017
South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses
UN, EU, US, and Other States Should Sanction Top Commanders
![Civilians fleeing Kajo Keji county, toward the southern border with Uganda, April 27, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708africa_southsudan_refugees_main_preview.jpg?itok=P40BpAW7)