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![An image that a friend of Mustafa Munthir Ali, who was arrested from a Baghdad protest on November 15, posted to an Instagram account, lostiraqiprotesters2, where people across Iraq are posting information about protesters who have gone missing, asking fo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912mena_iraq_mustafa_ali_0.jpeg?itok=N7axX1sS)
December 2, 2019
UN Free Speech Expert to Visit Ethiopia
Government Should Commit to Freedom of Expression, Media Reforms
![Newspaper readers at Arat Kilo, a square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/ethiopia0115_reportcover_front.jpg?itok=mxjg-bGW)
November 29, 2019
100 States Support Norway’s Initiative to Protect Schools
![Damaged school in Nikishine Rebel fighters deployed inside the school between September 2014 and February 2015 and exchanged intense fire with Ukrainian forces.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/web-12.jpg?itok=mCGTYKYU)
November 29, 2019
Targeting Environmental Activists With Counterterrorism Measures is an Abuse of the Law
![A campaign poster showing environmental activists Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh, who have been detained since early 2018 in Iran. An Iranian court in](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911ehr_ecot_iran.jpg?itok=afiPqNiM)
November 28, 2019
Moscow Theater Targeted by Law Enforcement Authorities
Free Artistic Expression Increasingly at Risk in Russia
![Theater Doc on the first night of the “Bolotnaya Case” production about politically motivated prosecutions of protesters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911eca_russia_theatre.jpg?itok=gB3w5JdK)
November 28, 2019
Russia: Conviction in Politically Motivated Case
Activist Roman Udot Sentenced to 320 Hours of Correctional Labor
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November 28, 2019
Interview: Becoming Proud Through ‘Queer Eye’ Japan
Former HRW Intern Now a Role Model for LGBT Youth
![Kan wanted to be able to hold hands with his boyfriend, Tom, in public. He did just that at the end of his episode](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911lgbt_queereye_japan3.jpg?itok=1QfaAw1C)
November 28, 2019
Indonesia: Free Peaceful Papua Activists
Dubious Treason Charges for 22 Detainees for August Protests
![Papuan students shout slogans during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 28, 2019. Students and activists gathered for a protest supporting West Papua, calling for independence from Indonesia, and demanding racial justice in Surabaya, East Java.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911asia_indonesia_png_0.jpg?itok=ygzd34Ge)
November 28, 2019
Targeted: Counterterrorism Measures Take Aim at Environmental Activists
Civil Society Input Crucial to ‘COP25’ Climate Change Summit
![Police raid a building suspected of housing climate activists in Paris on November 27, 2015, prior to the UN COP21 climate change summit. © 2015 AFP/Laurent Emmanuel](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911ehr_ecot_france.jpg?itok=X_SeHyPU)
November 28, 2019
South Sudan: Free Arbitrarily Detained Journalist
Uphold Free Expression; Reform National Security Laws
![Emmanuel Monychol Akop, Managing Editor of the Dawn Newspaper has been in detention without charge since nov 4, copyright private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911africa_southsudan_journalist.jpg?itok=O6D-DodT)
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November 27, 2019
Armenia Should Invest More in Families, Not Institutions
New Criminal Allegations Puts Spotlight on Orphanages
![A boy sits on a swing in the courtyard of an orphanage for children with disabilities, Yerevan, Armenia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/arm0217_coverimage.jpg?itok=bAo2JYXx)
November 27, 2019
Afghan Activists Exposing Child Abuse Detained
Investigate Alleged Rapes by Teachers, Police
![Afghan police officers search a vehicle at a checkpoint on the Ghazni highway, in Maidan Shar, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911asia_afghanistan_police.jpg?itok=20xFkvTS)