![From left to right: Mr Neven MIMICA, Member of the European Commission; Ms Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Mr Erlan IDRISSOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan; Mr Erlan ABDYLDAEV](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_eu_centralasiameeting.jpg?itok=RsZn-19r)
![From left to right: Mr Neven MIMICA, Member of the European Commission; Ms Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Mr Erlan IDRISSOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan; Mr Erlan ABDYLDAEV](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_eu_centralasiameeting.jpg?itok=RsZn-19r)
New EU Office in Turkmenistan Needs Focus on Rights
Action on Disappearances, Freedom for Dissident
![A Turkmen choir dressed in green, the national flag color, sings the national anthem at the opening ceremony of the world weightlifting championships.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_turkmenistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=fPHGmf6M)
US Students’ Rights at Risk from Social Media Monitoring
Tackling School Violence Should Still Respect Privacy, Free Expression
![A student checks her phone at Nathan Hale Elementary School in Chicago](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907us_childrensrights_school_student_internet.jpg?itok=cMZ9UOCD)
Hungary Renews its War on Academic Freedom
New Law Underscores Importance of EU Political Sanctions Process
![Protesters gather in front of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) headquarters to protest against the planned reorganisation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest,](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907europe_hungary_sciences_protest.jpg?itok=p24-w2o_)
Nigeria’s Wavering Commitment to Freedom of Expression
Broad Claims of National Security Threaten Rights
![Two men check their phones in Kaduna, Nigeria](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906africa_nigeria_media_internet.jpg?itok=Wy_4YM0c)
India: Rights Groups Harassed Over Foreign Funding
Dubious Criminal Allegations Against Lawyers Collective
![Lawyers Collective co-founder Anand Grover (right) speaks with the media after the Supreme Court's verdict on section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, December 11, 2013, in New Delhi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906asia_india_lawyers.jpg?itok=LDLbQoJ_)
Russia: Environmentalist Faces Criminal Charges
Government Should Repeal Abusive ‘Foreign Agents’ Law
![Alexandra Koroleva, Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad region, Russia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906eca_russia_koroleva.jpg?itok=i_gIRjgn)
France: Aid Worker’s Defamation Conviction Upheld
Appeals Court Ruling Sets Dangerous Precedent
![Loan Torondel](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809crd_france_loan.jpg?itok=zRmHuII9)
Bahrain: Questions to Ask at Palestine Workshop
Rights Defenders Imprisoned, Free Expression Prosecuted
![Bahraini anti-government protesters hold up images of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab during a solidarity protest on May 14, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906mena_bahraini_protestors.jpg?itok=ZcOSqOlH)
Ukraine: Investigate Journalist’s Killing
Vadym Komarov Died from Injuries in May Attack
![Cherkasy-based journalist Vadym Komarov.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906eca_ukraine_komarov.jpeg?itok=J2wIxyIq)
Saudi Arabia: Religious Thinker on Trial for His Life
Criticized ‘Extremism’ in School Curriculum
Georgia: Police Use Teargas, Rubber Bullets Against Protesters
Authorities Should Investigate the Use of Force in Protest Outside Parliament
![In this image from video, some thousands of protesters gather outside the parliament building in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906eca_georgia_protests.jpg?itok=yhIIQC-9)
President Should Free Mauritanian Jailed for Online Article
Ordered Released 19 Months Ago but Remains in Solitary Confinement
![201906MENA_Mauritania_Logos](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906mena_mauritania_logos_0.jpg?itok=lfCSJYzG)
Interview: Behind the Internet’s ‘Quiet Revolution’
![poster bellingcat](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906dev_bellingcat_poster.jpg?itok=K-WuTrpy)
Cambodia: Drop Radio Free Asia Case
Ex-Journalists Face Trial on Fabricated Espionage Charges
![Former Radio Free Asia journalists Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin outside Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 21, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906aisa_cambodia_rfa.jpg?itok=-PV9W0PJ)