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(Mozambique) Mozambique expels British journalist Tom Bowker, bans him for 10 years (CPJ)

Mozambican authorities should reverse their decision to expel journalist Tom Bowker and allow him to work freely in the country, the Committee to Protect...

(Bangladesh) Bangladesh court sentences 5 to death, 1 to life in prison for murder of blogger Avijit Roy (CPJ)

In response to a Bangladesh court’s sentencing today of five people to death for their involvement in the 2015 murder of blogger Avijit Roy,...

(Belarus) Belarusian authorities raid Belarusian Association of Journalists headquarters, journalists’ homes (CPJ)

Belarusian authorities should cease their raids against journalists and journalistic associations and return confiscated reporting equipment, records, and money, the Committee to Protect Journalists...

(Belarus) Belarus: Crackdown Escalates (HRW)

Belarusian law enforcement officials carried out a nationwide wave of raids targeting human rights defenders and journalists on February 16, 2021, rounding up at least...

(Greece) Greece: Government Downplays Lead Risk at Migrant Camp (HRW)

The Greek government is downplaying the risk of lead poisoning at a migrant camp built in part on top of a former firing range on Lesbos...

(USA) Congress to Probe Covid-19 Impacts on US Meatpacking Workers (HRW)

Thomas J. Rachko, Jr. This month, the United States House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an investigation into the impact of the Covid-19...

(Sri Lanka) Covid-19 Forced Cremations Continue in Sri Lanka (HRW)

Meenakshi Ganguly Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s announcement last week that the government would stop the forced cremation of people who died with Covid-19 appeared to...

(USA) US States Take Aim at Protesters’ Rights (HRW)

Jonathan Pedneault Peaceful protests are protected by the United States Constitution’s First Amendment as well as international human rights law. But a legislative assault aimed at...

(China) China: Tibetan Tour Guide Dies from Prison Injuries (HRW)

Chinese authorities should account for the death of a Tibetan tour guide serving a 21-year sentence for reporting protests in his native region seven years...

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