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  • Kuwait: Telecom Law Violates Free Speech
    Aug 20, 2014
    Kuwait’s new telecommunications law gives the government sweeping powers to block content, deny access to the Internet, and revoke licenses without giving reasons. The government should amend the law to limit the restrictions on telecommunication providers and users to no more than what international human rights law permits.
  • Syria: Journalist’s Execution a War Crime
    Aug 20, 2014
    The execution of the freelance journalist James Foley on August 19, 2014 in Syria by the Islamic State would be a war crime if confirmed. Groups detaining journalists should immediately and unconditionally release them.
  • US: Holder Should Press for Police Reform
    Aug 20, 2014
    US Attorney General Eric Holder should press state and local officials during his visit to Ferguson, Missouri, on August 20, 2014, to reform police practices to improve respect for basic rights. Holder should also support federal reforms that could help address concerns about policing and racial discrimination raised during the Ferguson protests over the last 10 days.
  • Thailand: Theater Activists Jailed for Insulting Monarchy
    Aug 20, 2014
    The arrest of two activists involved in a play considered by Thai military authorities to be “insulting to the monarchy” shows the decline in freedom of expression in Thailand since the May 22, 2014 coup.
  • Azerbaijan: Transparency Group Should Suspend Membership
    Aug 14, 2014
    The Azerbaijan government’s offensive against human rights defenders and nongovernmental organizations should lead to its suspension from an international transparency initiative.
  • Kuwait: 5 Critics Stripped of Citizenship
    Aug 10, 2014
    Kuwaiti authorities have stripped five critics of their citizenship as part of a wider crackdown on people seeking reform. The Kuwaiti government should immediately restore their citizenship and end the practice.
  • Dispatches: Towering Figures, Silenced in Azerbaijan’s Crackdown
    Aug 5, 2014
  • Balibo's ghosts and East Timor's media law
    Aug 4, 2014

    Australian Government silence on the threat posed by East Timor's Media Act would be a betrayal of its journalists and a disservice to the memory of the Balibo Five.

  • Dispatches: No News Is Bad News in Hong Kong
    Aug 4, 2014
  • Joint Letter in Support of the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685)
    Jul 30, 2014
    The undersigned civil liberties, human rights, and other public interest organizations write in support of the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685), which Senator Leahy reintroduced on July 29. We urge both the Senate and the House to pass it swiftly and without any dilution of its protections.
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