![Le Dinh Luong Source: Le Dinh Luong’s facebook page, December 2015](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807asia_le_dinh_luong.jpg?itok=aOb779pw)
![Le Dinh Luong Source: Le Dinh Luong’s facebook page, December 2015](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807asia_le_dinh_luong.jpg?itok=aOb779pw)
October 16, 2018
In Russia’s North Caucasus, An Unprecedented, Peaceful Protest
![Men praying at the protest rally in Magas, Ingushetia](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810eca_russia_ingushetiaprotest.jpg?itok=SWzAM049)
October 15, 2018
EU: Oppose Hungary’s Rejection of EU Values
Foreign Ministers Should Invoke Article 7 to Support Rule of Law
![201809europe_hungary_orban](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809europe_hungary_orban.jpg?itok=b58UNTnh)
October 12, 2018
Belarus: Tajik Soccer Player Faces Extradition
Forced Return Would Violate Ban on Torture, Ill-Treatment
![Parviz Tursunov](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810eca_tajikistan_footballercloseup.jpg?itok=pjM_AfEx)
October 3, 2018
Egypt: Enforced Disappearance of Prominent Rights Defender
Immediately Release Lawyer Ezzat Ghoneim
![Ezzat Ghoneim](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809mena_egypt_ezzat_ghoneim.jpeg?itok=-CovcyZj)
October 1, 2018
Silence About White Supremacy in US Surveillance Rhetoric Matters
Characterization of Security Threats May Feed Bias Against Minorities
![A notice of electronic surveillance is posted near a 95-by-50-foot American flag unfurled on the side of an apartment complex in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 14, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707united_states_surveillance_net_freedom.jpg?itok=SCzn54Xz)
![Loan Torondel](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809crd_france_loan.jpg?itok=zRmHuII9)
September 26, 2018
Germany’s Message to Erdoğan
Free Journalists, Rights Defenders, Politicians Jailed in Turkey
![From left to right: Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809eca_turkey_ahmetaltan.jpg?itok=P5__HEB1)
September 26, 2018
Cambodia: Quash Convictions of 5 Rights Defenders
Post-Election Pardons Just a Public Relations Stunt
![201808asia_cambodia_adhoc](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808asia_cambodia_adhoc.jpeg?itok=l13Tl31t)
September 24, 2018
Bangladesh: New Law Will Silence Critics
Digital Security Act is Overly Broad, Ripe for Abuse
![Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid (3rd R) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (2nd L) walk near female members of the Bangladesh army at the national parade ground in Dhaka on December 16, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_bangladesh_dsa.jpg?itok=Aw0noEkB)
September 21, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s “Reforms” Don’t Include Tolerance of Shia Community
Pervasive Discrimination Against Shia Persists
![Illustration of a sword made out of writing © 2017 Adam Maida for Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709middleeast_saudiarabia_hatespeech_main_eng.jpg?itok=nWiXEtQ-)
September 21, 2018
Mauritania: Activist Charged for Decrying Racism
Drop Peaceful Speech Charges; Reveal Any Evidence
![Relatives of detained activist Abdallahi Yali gather at their home in Nouakchott, Mauritania, September 2018. © 2018 Eric Goldstein/Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809mena_mauritania_yali_family.jpg?itok=N_AkmiuN)
September 17, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Abusive Crackdowns on 'Extremist' Material
Mandatory Prison for Possessing Banned Pamphlets, Videos
![Counterterrorism police carry out a search in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 16, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809eca_kyrgyzstan_main.jpg?itok=jyl5e0ca)