Freedom NowMauritania: Four Years Since Arrest, a Blogger’s Life Remains in DangerFor four long years, Mohammed Shaikh Ould Mohammed Ould Mkhaitir has been stuck in limbo in his home country of Mauritania, uncertain if he…Jan 2, 2018Jan 2, 2018
Freedom NowUzbekistan: A Year of Positive Steps, But More Action is RequiredWhen TIME Magazine names its Person of the Year later this week, it is all but certain that Shavkat Mirziyoyev will not grace the cover…Dec 5, 2017Dec 5, 2017
Freedom NowVietnam: World Leaders Gather During Internet CrackdownWhen President Donald Trump visits the coastal city of Da Nang, Vietnam later this week for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…Nov 8, 2017Nov 8, 2017
Freedom NowAzerbaijan’s Shadow Public Relations CampaignHow Azerbaijan’s US lobbyists are whitewashing its human rights recordOct 4, 2017Oct 4, 2017
Freedom NowAzerbaijan’s Wrong TurnOn May 30, 2017, Leyla Mustafayeva awoke alone. Her husband, Afgan Mukhtarli, had been out with friends the night before and never came…Oct 3, 2017Oct 3, 2017
Freedom NowUzbekistan: President Mirziyoyev Must Affirm Commitment to Human Rights at UN General AssemblyPresidents, prime ministers, and premiers will travel to New York this week for the opening of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly…Sep 18, 2017Sep 18, 2017
Freedom NowThe U.S. Must Take Bolder Action on AzerbaijanToday, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced an amendment into the FY2018 State Department and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill which…Sep 7, 2017Sep 7, 2017
Freedom NowMorocco: Two Years Since Arrest of Journalist Mohamed Al-BambaryFor the past ten months, the quiet port city of Al Hoceima has been the epicenter of protests that have set Morocco on edge. Thousands of…Aug 25, 2017Aug 25, 2017
Freedom NowA Victory for Transparency at the UNOn April 19, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) approved a resolution to webcast all public meetings of its subsidiary body, the…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017