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January 20, 2020

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Vietnam in 2019: Crackdown on rights
Iran: Political dissent met with violent repression and lethal consequences
Journalist assaulted by demonstrators in Malawi
Four media outlets closed down in Sudan
Senegal set to replace data protection law
HRW’s 2020 report on Azerbaijan: Critics prosecuted, lawyers harassed, protests restricted, LGBTQI+ persecuted
Who’s shutting down the internet to shut up critics?
Ugandan police harass and detain journalists covering opposition politician Bobi Wine
Journalists are disappearing in Houthi-controlled Yemen
Slovakia: Alleged hitman pleads guilty to murdering Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová
Ten questions – and answers – about the California Consumer Privacy Act
Police beat, detain journalists covering protests in São Paulo
Thailand urged to stop harassment of ‘Run Against Dictatorship’ organizers

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