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Detained Cambodian land activist, Tep Vanny, center, from the Boeung Kak lake community is escorted by court security during a hearing at Appeals Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015., ASSOCIATED PRESS

One Year On: Cambodia must immediately release Tep Vanny

67 NGOs call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Tep Vanny on the one-year anniversary of her detention.

Amnesty International Belgium's Director Philippe Hensmans poses in a cage in front of the Turkish embassy in Brussels on 10 July 2017 to protest against the detention of his Turkish counterpart Idil Eser, REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Support from five continents for detained human rights advocates in Turkey

40 rights organisations from five different continents demand the release of human rights defenders detained in Turkey.

Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

An encryption message is seen on the WhatsApp application on an iPhone in Manchester, Britain, 27 March 2017., REUTERS/Phil Noble

Global coalition urges “Five Eyes” to respect encryption

ARTICLE 19 and 82 other organisations urge “Five Eyes” to support the development and use of secure communications tools and technologies and reject policies that would prevent or undermine the use of strong encryption.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25

NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

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Canadian press remains defenceless

The Trudeau government missed a crucial chance to extend badly-needed journalist protections, leaving Canada as one of the only industrialized countries in the world lacking legislation to protect confidential sources.

Leyla Mustafayeva, wife of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli, attends a rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, 31 May 2017, AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov

Georgia must act on illegal abduction of Afgan Mukhtarli

After an Azerbaijani journalist was spirited away from Georgia, rights groups say the country must back up its previous statements on enforced disappearances.

Photographs of Interior Minister Berislav Roncevic (L) and journalist Dusan Miljus are displayed during a protest in Zagreb, 6 June 2008, REUTERS/Nikola Solic

Nearly a decade after attack on Croatian investigative reporter, impunity reigns

The brutal assault on Croatian investigative journalist Dušan Miljuš, nearly a decade ago, remains unsolved and the civil rights group pursuing it, the Partnership for Social Development, is concerned that trying to reopen this attempted murder case could be a provocation that would further endanger the journalist.