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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
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Human Rights Association (İHD)
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Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU)
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Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC)
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Réseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale (REDHAC)
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Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA)
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Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
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Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA)
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Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)
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Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
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Front Line Defenders (FLD)
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Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF)
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Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme (LTDH)
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Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms (IARF)
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Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA)
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Asociación Unidad de Defensa Jurídica, Registro y Memoria por Nicaragua (UDJ/UDR NIC)
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Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos - Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
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Human Rights Center "Viasna"
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Aleksandr Dorogov and Yan Katelevskiy
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- Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Russian journalists imprisoned; beaten during arrests and detention
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Russian Lawyers Call on Authorities to End Harassment of Legal Community
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- Perviy Otdel
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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ENEMO reaction to prosecution of co-chairman of "Golos" Grigory Melkonyants and searches on "Golos" coordinators
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- European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Russian journalist Sergey Mikhaylov sentenced to 8 years in prison
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of six people from Ukraine’s Crimea and Sevastopol by a Court in the Russian Federation
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- European Union
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Russia: treatment and state of health of human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku while in detention
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- UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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PEN International: Take action for Server Mustafayev
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- PEN International
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Grigory Melkonyants
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Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan
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United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Hunger-Striking Academic In Critical Condition: Dr Nasser bin Ghaith
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- Amnesty International
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- Asia: Western Asia
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Free Al-Khawaja
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Bahrain: UN expert alarmed by prolonged detention of human rights defenders
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- UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
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- Asia: Western Asia
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Faces Of Hope - Human Rights Defenders Imprisoned Worldwide
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Iryna Slaunikava
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Norwegian Association of Journalists action of solidarity with Yauhen Merkis in Bergen
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Katsiaryna Andreyeva
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Pavel Padabed
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Alyaksandr Mantsevich
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Andrey Famin
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Alena Tsimashchuk
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists - Yauhen Hlushkou
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- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Letter by the Paris Bar Association on the arbitrary detention and allegations of torture against Belarusian lawyer Maksim Znak
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Belarus supreme court upholds journalists’ 12-year jail terms
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Andrey Kuznechyk - RFE/RL profile
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Communication from UN Special Rapporteurs to Belarusian authorities - AL BLR 7/2022
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Dzianis Ivashyn wins the 2021 “Journalist of the year” award
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Marfa Rabkova wins the 2021 “Human rights defender of the year” award
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Harsh sentences to Viasna members spark international outcry
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36 human rights organizations around the world demanded the release of imprisoned Viasna members
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Joint statement: Seven more persons recognized as political prisoners in Belarus
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Belarus: criminal proceedings against members of Human Rights Center Viasna (joint communication)
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- UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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“Write to an Attorney” Campaign
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- Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Free the Belarus trade unionists
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- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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ECBA Statement supporting Belarusian imprisoned lawyers
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- European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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UA - Belarus: Sentencing and arbitrary detention of Marfa Rabkova, Andrey Chapiuk and Nasta Loika
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Joint Statement on Journalist and Human Rights Defender Andrei Aliaksandrau
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Belarus: Journalist Denis Ivashin shockingly sentenced to 13 years in prison
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- International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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ITUC condemns prison sentences against Aliaksandr Yarashuk and two other BKDP officials
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- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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#FreeMarfa solidarity campaign
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Trade union activity is not extremism! Campaign
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Andrey Kuznechyk - USAGM profile
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Statement - Belarus: Former Journalist Larysa Shchyrakova Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison After Closed Trial
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- Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ)
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Mahmood Al-Hosani
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Plea to UN to Demand Freedom for Gravely Ill Sepideh Qoliyan
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Iran: Unjust prison terms for detained dual nationals: Mehran Raoof & Nahid Taghavi
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Iran’s Workers Need Your Support
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Iran: Activist in solitary confinement for months: Abbas Vahedian
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Urgent Action: 26 People Risk Execution in Relation to Protests
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Free Narges Mohammadi Now
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Saudi Arabia: UN Special Procedures - Urgent Appeal
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- UA SAU 11/2018
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- UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
- UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
- UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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- Asia: Western Asia
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Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained
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Abdulaziz Al-Shubaili
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Urgent Action: Kuwaiti Bidun activist sentenced on appeal: Mohammad al-Barghash
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Abera Nigus - EHRDC Statement
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- Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC)
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- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Edgardo Antonio Cárcamo Díaz
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Nidia Lorena Barboza Castillo
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Oscar René Vargas Escobar
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Qatar: Further information: Two Qatari lawyers handed life sentences: Hazza and Rashed bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri
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UN Secretary General Report (September 2017) - Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights
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Free social media activist Dr. Lina Al-Sharif
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César Alexander Poou Cabnal
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Russia must drop charges against human rights defender Alexey Sokolov for using Facebook logo: UN Special Rapporteurs
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Belarus: Upcoming trial and deteriorating health condition of Marfa Rabkova
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- Urgent Appeal
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Cambodia: Ongoing arbitrary detention of three Mother Nature Cambodia activists
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- Urgent Appeal
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Asia: South-eastern Asia
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Cambodia: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Mother Nature Cambodia activists
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- Urgent Appeal
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Asia: South-eastern Asia
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Torture and ongoing arbitrary detention of Mr. Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy
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- Urgent Appeal
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Africa: Northern Africa
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Abduction and arbitrary and incommunicado detention of Mr. Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy
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- Urgent Appeal
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Africa: Northern Africa
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Guatemala: Nuevos ataques contra los periodistas Marvin Del Cid y Sonny Figueroa
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- Joint Statement
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
- Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos - Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
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- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Guatemala: Cesen los ataques a periodistas – Pronunciamiento conjunto
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- Joint Statement
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
- Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos - Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
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- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Guatemala: Persistent repression of female justice actors
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- Joint Statement
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
- Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos - Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
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- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Saudi Arabia: Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani still disappeared after one year
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Bahrain : Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja faces reprisals in detention after protesting poor prison conditions
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Bahrain: Joint letter to the EU calling for the release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad
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Russia: Serious deterioration of health of Yuri Dmitriev while in detention and refusal of treatment
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- Urgent Appeal
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- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Europe: Eastern Europe
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Voices Behind Bars: Defending Human Rights in Afghanistan
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- Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
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- Asia: Southern Asia
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Gustavo Adolfo Mendoza - Nicas Libres Ya
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- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Jasson Salazar - Nicas Libres Ya
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- Nicas Libres Ya
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- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Miguel Ángel Mendoza Urbina
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Jasson Noel Salazar Rugama
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Ana Margarita Vijil Gurdián
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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