![Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-bahrain-mena-nabeel-rajab-activist.jpg?itok=prsKGLk-)
![Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-bahrain-mena-nabeel-rajab-activist.jpg?itok=prsKGLk-)
![Wael Abbas (top left), Haitham Mohamadeen (top right), Shady Abu Zaid (bottom left), and Amal Fathy (bottom right), were all arrested this month for charges such as joining “a banned group” or “terrorist organization” and spreading “false news.”](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_egypt_arrests.jpg?itok=Qt3tHUiu)
Are US Police Disclosing Use of Amazon’s Face-Recognition Technology?
Courts Need to Be Able to Rule on Legality of New Biometric, AI Technologies
![An Amazon.com Inc driver stands next to an Amazon delivery truck in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805us_business_amazon.jpg?itok=F1XVyXnl)
Thailand: Free 14 Pro-Democracy Activists
Crackdown ‘Makes Mockery’ of Pledges to Restore Democracy
![Pro-democracy activist Rome Rangsiman (C) holds up a Thailand flag as anti-government protesters gather during a protest to demand that the military government hold a general election by November, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawong](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_thailand_protest.jpg?itok=dtgV5_uA)
From Kids to Leaders, Russia Cracks Down on Protesters
Opposition Politician Alexei Navalny and Campaigners Sentenced
![Policemen detain opposition supporters during a protest ahead of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony, Moscow, Russia May 5, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805europe_russia_protest_arrest.jpg?itok=W3DyaOAY)
In Thailand, No Justice 8 Years After Crackdown
Policymakers, Soldiers Escape Accountability for Violence Against ‘Red Shirts’
![On August 30, 2017, Phayao Akhard wears the bloody nurses gown worn by her daughter, nurse Kamolkate “Kate” Akhard, when she was killed by Thai Special Forces soldiers while tending wounded persons at the front of Wat Pathum temple on May 19, 2010.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_thailand_payao2_0.jpg?itok=SCpFzWdD)
Bangladesh: Skirting the Issues at the UN
Periodic Rights Review Response Ignored Main Concerns
![Tear gas is seen while police takes their position in the street Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_bangladesh_upr.jpg?itok=gdn3L0Y-)
Russia: Repression, Discrimination Ahead of World Cup
FIFA Should Stand Up for Rights One Month Before Kickoff
![The Russian and Brazilian football teams play a pre-World Cup international friendly match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2018. The FIFA World Cup final will be played at this stadium on July 15 2018. (c) 2018 Ashley Kowalski](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804eca_stadium_russia.jpg?itok=Bb-PT8OL)
Cambodia: Release Ex-Radio Free Asia Journalists
Now Held for Six Months on Politically Motivated Espionage Charges
![Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, former journalists of the Radio Free Asia (RFA), sit inside a police vehicle as they arrive for a bail hearing at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_cambodia_rfa.jpg?itok=BW7yUu-p)
Mauritania: Mandatory Death Penalty for Blasphemy
Law Passed as Country Hosts African Human Rights Body
![Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2_1.jpg?itok=hLKTVB9k)
Journalists Watch from Prison as Myanmar Backslides
Media Under Assault on World Press Freedom Day
![Detained and handcuffed Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo carries his daughter Moe Thin Wai Zin while arriving for a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_myanmar_journalist.jpg?itok=30plGif1)
Iran: Assault on Access to Information
Judiciary Blocks Popular Messaging Application Telegram
![People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_iran_protests.jpg?itok=-WR3qV3D)
Relentless Assault on the Philippine Press
Legal Restrictions, Intimidation Seek to Suppress Criticism
![Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the resident Filipino community at a convention hall in Singapore, April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Feline Lim](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804asia_philippines_duterte_0.jpg?itok=ORRGRY3w)
Russia: Assault on Internet Freedom, Cybersecurity
Stop Blocking Telegram Site; Repeal Restrictive Laws
![ople release paper planes, symbol of the Telegram messenger, during a rally in protest against court decision to block the messenger.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804eca_telegram_rally.jpg?itok=-fMiLcsi)