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January 26, 2017
Azerbaijan: Abuse Allegations Mar High-Profile Trial
Quash Convictions, Release Religious Scholar, Activist, and Others
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January 24, 2017
Burma: Don’t Prosecute Peaceful Speech
Government Failing to Protect Critics from Arrest, Jail
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January 24, 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Travesty of Justice for Rights Defender
Court Upholds Unjust Conviction Defying UN Ruling
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January 24, 2017
Burma: Release or Charge Kachin Christians
Allow Access by Lawyers and Family to Detained Baptist Leaders
January 23, 2017
Human Rights Watch Asks US about Use of Secret Surveillance for Drug, Immigration Purposes
Freedom of Information Act Requests Seek Records from 22 Federal Agencies
January 23, 2017
Russia: Bill to Decriminalize Domestic Violence
Parliament Should Reject Measure That Harms Families
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January 22, 2017
Thailand: Activist Unjustly Jailed for ‘Insulting Monarchy’
End Abusive Use of Lese Majeste Laws
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