![Stanyslav Aseev.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706eca_ukraine_vasin.jpg?itok=XupfQOj1)
![Stanyslav Aseev.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706eca_ukraine_vasin.jpg?itok=XupfQOj1)
June 22, 2017
Morocco: Protest Leader Alleges Police Beat Him
Possible State Security Charges for Charismatic Figure in Rif
![Moroccan activist Nasser Zefzafi gives a speech during a demonstration against injustice and corruption in the northern town of al-Hoceima, Morocco, May 18, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706mena_morocco_sefzafi.jpg?itok=MjUSPFit)
June 21, 2017
Vietnam: New Law Threatens Right to a Defense
Revised Penal Code Requires Lawyers Report on Clients, Penalizes Free Speech
![201706Asia_Vietnam_Assaults](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201606asia_vietnam_assaults.png?itok=dgqbuRYl)
![Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui listens beside Mario Patron, Director of Human Rights Center Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (PRODH) during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico June 19, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706americas_mexico_aristegui.jpg?itok=4cEjHLCX)
June 19, 2017
Sri Lanka: Minister Threatens Defender of Minority Rights
Investigate, Prosecute Attacks on Muslims, Christians
![201606Asia_SriLanka_Islam](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201606asia_srilanka_islam.jpg?itok=sRNqKcdz)
June 18, 2017
Vietnam: End Attacks on Activists and Bloggers
Pattern of Thuggish Assaults Against Rights Campaigners Across Country
![Activists protest violent assaults in Hanoi. The placards read “Strongly against villainous violence” and “Need to bring perpetrators to light”, May 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706asia_vietnam_main.jpg?itok=QAWcpNjS)
June 15, 2017
Azerbaijan: EU Official Should Press Rights Issues
European Parliament Resolution Calls for Release of Detained Critics
![European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706eca_european_union.jpg?itok=njUbFtVU)
June 15, 2017
Egypt: Intensifying Repression of Basic Freedoms
Websites Blocked, Activists Charged with Terrorism
![Egyptian lawyer and ex-Presidential candidate Khaled Ali with supporters celebrating a ruling against the Egypt-Saudi border demarcation agreement, January 16, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706mena_egypt_protest_khaled_ali.jpg?itok=aWpLBEJL)
June 14, 2017
Media Blocked, Threatened in Dispute with Qatar
Actions by Other Middle Eastern Countries a Blow to Free Speech
![The Al Jazeera Media Network logo is seen inside its headquarters in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706mena_qatar_media.jpg?itok=dEgAHWBz)
June 14, 2017
Russia/FIFA: Workers Exploited on World Cup 2018 Stadiums
‘Red Card’ for Not Delivering on Human Rights Commitments
![Construction workers on the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia that will host 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. October 3, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-russia-europeandcentralasia-photo-main_0.jpg?itok=XXoT2Ug4)
June 14, 2017
Interview: Why World Cup Rights Work in Russia Is No Game
Detained and Questioned Trying to Interview Construction Workers in Volgograd
![Construction workers on the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia that will host 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. October 3, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-russia-europeandcentralasia-photo-main_0.jpg?itok=XXoT2Ug4)
June 13, 2017
Public Opinion Sampling, Thai Military Style
Free Expression Hampered by Climate of Fear
![201706asia_thailand_prayuth](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706asia_thailand_prayuth.jpg?itok=uZ-HBAkh)
June 11, 2017
Russia: Children, Students Targeted after Protests
Protesters, Parents Face Intimidation, Charges
![Protesters assembled around Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on March 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-eca-russia-march-protest.jpg?itok=TDYRFZuk)