Vietnamese Blogger “Mother Mushroom” Released After Two Years Behind Bars

Vietnamese blogger and human rights defender Me Nam, well known for her use of social media to speak out against injustices, corruption and human rights abuses in Vietnam, has finally been released from prison.

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Independent Journalists Fighting for Freedom of Expression in Belarus

  • Belarus, News
  • December 19, 2018

All over the world, journalists are targeted, threatened, and even murdered, because of their work. ...

Remembering Ludmilla Alexseyeva – A Cornerstone of the Russian Human Rights Movement 

  • News, Russia
  • December 12, 2018

Russian human rights defender and co-founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Ludmilla Alexseyeva, has ...
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Attacks Against LGBTI Activists Must Be Investigated as Hate Crime

  • Russia, Statements
  • December 6, 2018

In the days leading up to the fifth LGBTQI+ Family conference in Moscow, several LGBTI activists wer...

Artists Arrested for Denouncing Criminalisation of the Arts in Cuba

  • Cuba, News
  • December 4, 2018

On Monday, State Security in Cuba arrested several independent artists for planning a sit-in at the ...
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LGBTI Activist Frank Mugisha Included in the Natalia Project

Read Frank's thoughts on the civil rights situation in Uganda, his personal security situation, and how the Natalia Project could increase his safety.

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