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June 12, 2020
Kazakhstan: Activists Jailed in Criminal Probes
Authorities Target Outspoken Defenders of Free Speech, Assembly
![Police wearing a face masks to protect against coronavirus, detain a protester during an unsanctioned protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, June 6, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/202006eca_kazakhstan_protest.jpg?h=790be497&itok=GzExdjcY)
June 10, 2020
Indonesia: Drop Case Against Papuan Protest Organizers
‘Balikpapan 7’ Face 5 to 17 Years in Prison
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June 10, 2020
Bahrain: Prominent Activist Nabeel Rajab Freed from Prison
Quash Unjust Charges and Sentence
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June 10, 2020
Turkey: Probes Over Doctors’ Covid-19 Comments
Investigations into Medical Chamber Leaders Undermine Pandemic Response
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![Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist living in exile in Cambodia, was abducted in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/202006_thailand_Wanchalearm.jpg?h=3cd06fc8&itok=2MS4p63h)
June 4, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest
Cancel House Arrest; Investigate Complaint; Withdraw Proposal Designed to Stifle Activism
June 2, 2020
Turkey: Free Rights Defender Following European Court Ruling
Council of Europe Ministers Should Urge Osman Kavala’s Release
![Osman Kavala](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202002eca_turkey_kavala_.jpg?itok=kAb0XwC2)
June 1, 2020
China: No Justice for Tiananmen Emboldens Abuses
31 Years Since Crackdown, Domestic Repression Worsens, Goes Global
![People fill Tiananmen Square in front of the Mausoleum of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong and the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing, on May 17, 1989.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/201805asia_china_tiananmen_0.jpg?h=80709085&itok=fo0kQPKc)
![Echo of Moscow journalist, Tatiana Feleghengauer, detained by police on May 28, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005eca_russia_tatiana.jpg?h=965d048d&itok=pRRp0gPu)
May 29, 2020
US: Trump Attacks Social Media Platforms
Executive Order Targets Companies that Displease Government
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May 29, 2020
Nepal: Amend Intrusive Intelligence Bill
Unlimited Surveillance Powers Are Among a Series of Attacks on Freedoms
![Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends this year's fiscal policy and programs during complete nationwide lockdown at federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 15, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005asia_nepal_sharmaoli.jpg?h=cb1e5cb6&itok=eOAj4Wgt)
May 27, 2020
Thailand: State of Emergency Extension Unjustified
Stop Using Covid-19 Measures as Pretext to Violate Rights
![Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha delivers a televised speech in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202003asia_thailand_prayut_covid.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=x6ymdlF0)