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Russia – Office of opposition newspaper destroyed in firebomb attack

Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the arson attack that ravaged the editorial offices of the weekly Vecherny Krasnokamsk in the Perm region in south-west Russia on 28 January.

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Belarus: Drop Charges Against Activist – Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Belarusian authorities should dismiss criminal charges against a leading human rights defender, Ales Bialiatski, and release him immediately from custody. (Moscow,

Russia: Activists Targeted on Eve of EU Summit

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - European Union leaders should address the hostile climate for human rights defenders in Russia during talks at the EU-Russia

Azerbaijan: Government Stifling Critics

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - Azerbaijani courts sentenced an opposition social media activist to two-and-a-half years in prison on bogus drug possession charges

Georgians in Gali

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - After almost 19 years since the first exchange of fire in August 1992, the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict remains as far from political

What will the Uzbeks say about us in their Tahrir Square?

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - The dramatic developments in Egypt's Tahrir square and across the Middle East should make Western policy-makers think twice about the wisdom

Letter to the President of Ukraine Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Dear President Yanukovych, We write to express our deep concern regarding ongoing harassment by state prosecutors and law enforcement targeting

Balkans: Greater Commitment Needed on Rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Brussels) - Efforts toward European integration for the Western Balkans are hampered by persistent human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said

Falling for Empty Talk on Human Rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - The rest is here:
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Russia: Khodorkovsky Sentence Spotlights Unfair Trial

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - The criminal sentence imposed on the former Yukos Oil company owner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his business partner, Platon

Russia: Investigate Beating of Human Rights Defender

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian authorities should immediately investigate the beating of the human rights defender Bakhrom Hamroev and take action against

Kyrgyzstan: Letter to the Kyrgyz Government

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Almazbek Atambaev Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek Ul. Here is the original post: Kyrgyzstan: Letter to

Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: Clinton Should Seek Concrete Rights Actions

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Astana) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should use her impending visits to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to promote concrete human

Russia: Vienna Trial Should Prompt Inquiry

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) ­- The Russian government should closely examine evidence gathered by the Austrian police relating to Chechnya's leader, Human Rights

Ukraine: Stop Harassing Rights Group

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Ukrainian authorities should immediately return materials and equipment seized from the prominent human rights activist Dmytro Groisman and

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