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Cuba: Police Ransack Human Rights Offices

October 24, 2016

In response to Cuban authorities’ illegal raid of the Consejería Jurídica de Abogados Independientes de la Corriente Agramontista, Freedom House issued a statement.

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South Africa: Withdrawal from ICC Undermines International Justice

October 21, 2016

Freedom House released a statement in response to South Africa’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.

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Iran Sentences Iranian-Americans to 10 Years

October 19, 2016

Iran sentenced three Iranian-Americans to 10 years imprisonment on politically-motivated charges.

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Venezuela: Government Targets Opposition Leader Lester Toledo

October 18, 2016

The Venezuelan government continues its harrassment and persecution of opposition leader Lester Toledo with his most recent arrest.

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Nicaragua: Army Seeks to Intimidate Media

October 12, 2016

Independent Nicaraguan newspaper Confidencial denounced acts of intimidation and espionage allegedly committed by the Nicaragua military.

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Tajikistan: Court Imprisons Lawyers for Representing Political Party

October 6, 2016

Tajik lawyers Buzurgmehr Yorov and Nuriddin Mahkamov received lengthy prison sentences for representing members of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party.

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Cuba: Political Repression Grows

October 6, 2016

The Cuban government has made more than 7,800 politically-motivated arrests in 2016, according to a recent report from a Cuban human rights group.

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