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Venezuela: Stop Deportations along Colombian Border

August 28, 2015

Venezuelan government has implemented forced deportations of more than 1,000 people living along the Colombian border.

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Tajikistan: Banning Opposition Party Confirms Dictatorship

August 28, 2015

Tajikstan’s Ministry of Justice banned the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).

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Kazakhstan: Flagrant Persecution of Independent Media

August 28, 2015

In response to court decisions against two critical news outlets in Kazakhstan, online newspaper Nakanune.kz and ADAM magazine, Freedom House issued the following statement:

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Jordan: Parliament Would Not Guarantee Seats for Women in Decentralization Process

August 27, 2015

In response to Jordan’s Lower House of Parliament passing a decentralization measure that no longer assures roles for women in local governing councils and allows the government to appoint 25 perce

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