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January 8, 2021



With the Russian government backing it, the Syrian government is still bobbing and weaving to avoid full disclosure of its chemical-weapons program, let alone about its repeated use of chemical weapons such as sarin and chlorine.


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January 7, 2021



The Swedish government is threatening to deport to China a Mongolian human rights activist, Baolige Wurina, despite the severe risk of incarceration and torture. He had continued his activism while in exile in Sweden, which Beijing clearly dislikes.


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January 7, 2021



Vietnam often skates under the radar screen, but its repression deserves serious attention. It just sentenced three journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison.


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January 6, 2021



"China has constructed a vast string of factories inside the walls of Xinjiang mass internment camps, and Chinese authorities are forcing thousands of Muslim minorities to work in cotton fields, according to two recent investigations."


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January 6, 2021



The European Union ended 2020 with a spineless defense against autocracy: 1. A watered-down deal with Hungary to let it delay or avoid conditionality on EU funds. 2. An empty promise from China about a treaty on forced labor, not even a vow to stop it.


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January 5, 2021



Don't let Saudi Arabia sportswash itself. A road race will drive right past the where Loujain al-Hathoul is imprisoned for seeking the right to drive.


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January 9, 2021



Singapore had promised not to share data from its Covid app with the police. Now it turns out that it has been doing just that, prioritizing the police state over the privacy that is needed to ensure maximum use of the app. #WrongPriorities


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September 4, 2020



Interim President & CEO: Sharam Kohan

On behalf of the ICET's Boards of Directors, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Sharam Kohan as Interim President & Chief Executive Officer, following the departure of President & CEO Katie Brennan.


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January 9, 2021



In Michigan, a Dress Rehearsal for the Chaos at the Capitol on Wednesday



In April, armed protesters crowded into the State Capitol in Michigan. Frightened lawmakers saw echoes of that day in Wednesday’s deadly riot at the Capitol in Washington.


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January 4, 2021



Bad enough that Beijing is prosecuting people for exercising their rights. Now it is stripping licenses from lawyers who defend them.


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January 4, 2021



As Beijing seeks to silence pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong, it is even taking on the Catholic Church, detaining two nuns who work in the Vatican's unofficial diplomatic mission.


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