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Ecuador Seeks to Shut Environmental NGO

January 10, 2017

The Correa administration’s attack against Acción Ecológica is part of a systematic effort to silence civil society organizations supporting the rights of marginalized groups.

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Iran: Prisoners’ Hunger Strikes Part of President’s Human Rights Failures

January 6, 2017

Eight prominent political prisoners are risking their lives with hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions and Rouhani's inaction on human rights.

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Bahrain: Spy Agency Regains Arrest Powers

January 6, 2017

In response to the Bahrain government’s decision to restore the authority of the domestic intelligence service – the National Security Agency -- to make arrests, Freedom House issued a statement.

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Poland: Law and Justice Party Should Stop Constitutional Crisis

December 21, 2016

Since taking office a year ago, Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has openly targeted Poland’s basic democratic institutions.

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China Media Bulletin: “Year in Review” Tracks New Declines in Press, Internet Freedom

December 20, 2016

Media and internet controls tightened in China during 2016, even as government censorship and propaganda tactics expanded beyond the country’s borders.

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Moçambique: Violência, Refugiados e o Campo de Luwani

December 16, 2016

As forças de segurança do governo moçambicano estão a violar gravemente os direitos humanos dos civis no centro de Moçambique, levando os habitantes a atravessar a fronteira do Malawi como refugiados, revela um relatório divulgado hoje pela Freedom House.

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New Report: Mozambique: Violence, Refugees, and the Luwani Camp

December 15, 2016

Security forces of the Mozambican government are committing gross human rights abuses against civilians in central Mozambique, leading people to cross the border into Malawi as refugees, a report issued today by Freedom House finds.

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