![People look at a model of Al Thumama stadium during an unveiling ceremony at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, August 24, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_quatar_human_rights.jpg?itok=QvctJYod)
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Russia: Dark Year for Freedom
Repressive Laws, Charges Against Critics, Impunity for Abuse
![Riot police detain a man during an anti-corruption protest on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_russia_human_rights.jpg?itok=3JQg2nZd)
Tunisia: Slow Reform Pace Undermines Rights
Regressive Laws Adopted; No Action to Create Constitutional Court
![Tunisians demonstrate against a bill that would protect those accused of corruption from prosecution on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia, May 13, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_tunisia_human_rights.jpg?itok=DD5iJfQE)
EU: Treating Rights as Optional Extra
Migration, Terrorism Responses Should Reflect Core Values
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Libya: Impunity Drives Violence
Extrajudicial Killings, Arbitrary Detentions, Migration Crisis
![Demonstrators gather to protest against the presence of militias in the Libyan capital in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square on March 17, 2017. © MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_libya_human_rights.jpg?itok=TVT850Xc)
Central Asia: Window of Opportunity on Rights
Regional Leaders Should End Repressive Policies
![People attend the opening ceremony of the new Belarussian-built potash plant in Garlyk, Turkmenistan March 31, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_turkmenistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=TfOdAs_u)
![Members of security forces keep watch in Tahrir Square during the fifth anniversary of the uprising that ended the 30-year reign of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, January 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_egypt_torture_photo_main.jpg?itok=zwxhVR0S)
UAE: Abuses at Home, Abroad
Prominent Critic Detained; Possible War Crimes in Yemen
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Saudi Arabia: Repression Overshadows Women’s Reforms
Unlawful Attacks in Yemen; Discrimination Against Women, Religious Minorities
![Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201712mena_saudi_wrchapter.jpg?itok=srlaBw4d)
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Lebanon: Speech Restrictions, Stalled Reforms
Legislative Progress on Torture, Women’s Rights
![Open burning of waste in Majadel, south Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_lebanon_wrchapter.jpg?itok=cl3ZFj2H)
Kuwait: Reform Laws that Restrict Free Speech Rights
High Court Struck Down Abusive DNA Law
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China: Rights Crackdown Goes Global
Tightened Control on Expression, Internet, Minority Rights
![Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who died in Chinese custody in July 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_china_liu_xiaobo_1.jpg?itok=mvr_rGOa)
Bangladesh: Impunity Endures for Rights Violations
Credit for Hosting Rohingya, But Need to Better Protect Refugee Rights
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Afghanistan: No Letup in War’s Civilian Toll
Few Results on Torture, Women’s Rights Reforms
![An Afghan security force member stands at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. At least 40 people were killed or wounded on May 31 as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the morning rush hour and bringi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_afghanistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=9oAxBMh-)