![Students in front of Wits great hall protesting against the militarized securities in Wits, from the film Everything Must Fall](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/210901ff_uk_filmfestivallondon.jpg?itok=3KV-nDiI)
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January 31, 2019
Mozambique: Suspicious Death of Suspect in Custody
Many Questions for Government over Hanekom Case
![Andre Hanekom with his daughter Amanda Hanekom @2019 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901africa_mozambique_hanekom.png?itok=rbHwR3DX)
January 30, 2019
Will There be Peace for Women in Afghanistan?
Accelerated Talks Mean the Stakes for Women Have Never Been Higher
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![Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto was arrested in Douala on January 28, 2019 for what appears to be politically motivated reasons.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901africa_cameroon_kamto.jpg?itok=7qgiIxaB)
January 30, 2019
Nujeen Mustafa, Syria
2019 Recipient of the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism
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January 30, 2019
Jehovah’s Witness Faces Prison in Russia
Dennis Christensen Could Get Six-and-a Half Years for ‘Extremism’
![Dennis Christensen (behind the windows) talks with his interpreter at the Zheleznodorzhy District Court in Oryol, January 28, 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901eca_russia_christensen.jpg?itok=mV-QYiPv)
January 30, 2019
A Shrinking Window for Justice in Côte d’Ivoire
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January 30, 2019
Blasphemy Cases at Two Ends of the Muslim World
Mkhaitir, Bibi Not Yet Free Despite Court Rulings
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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 30, 2019
A Trail of Death after Another Dam Collapses in Brazil
84 Killed, 276 Missing in Mining Waste Sludge in Brumadinho
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January 29, 2019
Thailand: Free Bahraini Footballer
New Campaign Calls for Release of Hakeem al-Araibi
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January 29, 2019
Glimmer of Hope in Iran for Long-Persecuted Baha’is?
![Mehdi Hajati, the suspended Shiraz city council member.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901mena_iran_mehdi.jpg?itok=qwCGL-JE)
January 29, 2019
German Parliament Takes Azerbaijan Corruption Seriously – Finally
Bundestag Disciplines Karin Strenz MP for Hiding Money From Baku
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January 29, 2019
Human Rights Council Should Create Independent Fact-Finding Group for Sudan
Joint Letter from Nongovernmental Groups