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September 11, 2026 Dispatches

Prominent Rights Lawyer Imprisoned in Belarus

Immediately Release Dmitri Laevski

The Minsk District Court, Belarus, August 4, 2021.

September 11, 2026 Dispatches

Russia Punishes Independent Researcher for Being Cited

‘Undesirable Organization’ Case Takes Repression to New Heights of Absurdity

September 9, 2026 Dispatches

China Wants Citizens to Report ‘Illegal’ Religious Practice

New Local Measures Deepen State Control Over Religion

September 2, 2026 News Release

Tunisia: Civil Society Under Siege

End Criminalization, Targeting of Civil Society Groups and Members

Tunisians hold up placards during a march organized by the Campaign Against the Criminalization of Civil Work to protest racism in Tunis, April 11, 2026

August 21, 2026 News Release

Hong Kong: Activists Convicted for Tiananmen Vigils

Abusive National Security Law Used to Further Beijing’s Assault on Truth

August 10, 2026 News Release

Vietnam: Reject Repressive Penal Code Revisions

Police Propose Tightening Speech Restrictions; Greater Security Force Impunity

A Vietnamese policeman stands besides an armored vehicle at an exhibition of police equipment in Hanoi, July 20, 2022.

August 4, 2026 Dispatches

Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison

Quash Charges and Release Chahana Takiou

Chahana Takiou, Bamako, Mali, June 2026.

July 31, 2026 News Release

Thailand: Investigate Online Attacks Against Rights Defenders

Protect Threatened Deep South Parliament Members, Rights Activist

Angkhana Neelapaijit reports online attacks against her at Bang Yi Reua police station in Bangkok, Thailand, July 31, 2026.

July 29, 2026 News Release

Vietnam: Quash Conviction of Social Media Commentator

Free Hoang Thi Hong Thai; End Persecution of Government Critics

Hoang Thi Hong Thai outside the police interrogation room in Hanoi, April 2025.

July 29, 2026 Dispatches

Azerbaijan Jails Prominent TV Journalists, Media Workers

Court Sentences Nine in Toplum TV Case

Police removing journalists from Toplum TV on March 6, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

July 27, 2026 Dispatches

Vietnam Should Release Ailing Political Prisoners

Immediately Free Can Thi Theu and Other Wrongfully Imprisoned Activists

Can Thi Theu in the dock during her appeal at the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, on November 30, 2016.

July 26, 2026 Dispatches

End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Yemen

Killings, Arbitrary Detentions, and Enforced Disappearances Continue

Mohammed Aydah's car in the yard of a police station, where it had been moved to after an explosive device planted in the car detonated and killed him, in Mukalla, Yemen June 25, 2026.

July 23, 2026 News Release

Philippines: Rights Advocates in Mining Areas Face Prosecution

Dismiss Companies’ Baseless Complaints; End Criminal Libel

Edgardo Balgos (in blue shirt) and Fidel Santos (in cream shirt) in discussions with the residents of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.

July 22, 2026 News Release

Japan: Flag Desecration Law Violates Free Speech

Promptly Repeal Legislation, Recommit to Freedom of Expression

Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Minoru Kihara, bows to members of the House of Councilors after lawmakers passed a law prohibiting desecration of the national flag, Tokyo, July 17, 2026.

July 21, 2026 News Release

Vietnam: 5 Arrested for Ho Chi Minh Book

Drop Charges, Release Those Held in Violation of Right to Free Expression

Busts of late Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh, in Hanoi, May 7, 2013.

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