![Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2_1.jpg?itok=hLKTVB9k)
![Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2_1.jpg?itok=hLKTVB9k)
May 22, 2019
Brunei’s Pernicious New Penal Code
May 22, 2019
Brunei: New Report on Abusive Penal Code
Law Retains Death Penalty for Private Consensual Sex
![The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah listens during the first executive session of the CHOGM summit at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, April 19, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904asia_brunei_president.jpg?itok=4_A_IuL_)
May 7, 2019
Algeria: Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Lawyer
Prosecution, Judicial Control for Criticizing Courts on Facebook
![Lawyer, Mr. Salah Dabouz, former president of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH).](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905mena_algeria_dabouz.jpg?itok=epw0MgTU)
May 3, 2019
Saudi Arabia: Second Case Against Jailed Shia Cleric
Alleged Forced Confession for Supporting Protests
![Sheikh Mohammad Hassan al-Habib](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905mena_saudi_sheikh_habib.jpg?itok=M3dPelVP)
April 9, 2019
Indonesia: New Book on Ethnic, Religious Violence
Government Repression and Communal Attacks in Post-Suharto Era
![Cover of Race, Islam and Power.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904asia_indonesia_andreas_book.jpg?itok=ICIP65FY)
March 30, 2019
Mauritania: 2 Bloggers Held for Defamation
Both Wrote About Alleged Corruption Scheme
![Abderrahmane Weddady and Cheikh Ould Jiddou.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903mena_mauritania_bloggers.jpg?itok=y9xcKVQY)
March 26, 2019
India: Parties Should Pledge to Protect Rights
Provide Roadmaps for Reform Ahead of Elections
![Government officers distribute postal ballot papers to a election presiding officer ahead of the country's general elections in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, March 19, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903asia_india_elections_0.jpg?itok=VkXKmgSN)
March 20, 2019
Iran: Harsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism
Lengthy Prison Terms Shows Effort to Deter Rights Advocacy
![Nasrin Sotoudeh](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903mena_iran_nasrin_sotoudeh.jpg?itok=-8LQjocx)
![Twenty-five political prisoners currently locked up for exercising basic rights. (c) 2018 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901asia_vietnam_politicalprisoners.png?itok=BbAHQwRr)
February 6, 2019
Russia: Jehovah’s Witness Convicted
Prosecution Part of Nationwide Crackdown on Religious Group
![Dennis Christensen after the hearing at the Zheleznodorzhy District Court in Oryol, January 28, 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901eca_russia_dennischristensen.jpg?itok=3RuNAEOr)
February 1, 2019
Vietnam: Hanoi Misleads UN on Rights Record
Widespread Violations Ignored During Geneva Review
![Twenty-five political prisoners currently locked up for exercising basic rights. (c) 2018 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901asia_vietnam_politicalprisoners.png?itok=BbAHQwRr)
January 30, 2019
China: Tibetan Children Banned from Classes
Authorities Declare Informal Sessions in Monasteries ‘Dangerous’
![The ban in Qinghai’s Nangchen county, published in December 2018, is titled “Urgent notice concerning stopping illegal study classes in monasteries.”](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/012019asia_china_nangchenuf1.jpg?itok=PfBVvIFh)
January 17, 2019
Mauritania: Repressive Laws Restrict Peaceful Speech
Urgent Need for Legislative Reform
![People wait to cast their vote on September 1, 2018 outside a polling station in Nouakchott for the country's legislative, regional and local elections. © 2018 Ahmed Ould Mohamed Ould Elhadj/AFP/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_mauritania_human_rights.jpg?itok=rGbUETor)