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Central Asian governments fear that Islamist armed groups like ISIS are moving closer to the region. As part of efforts to stop these groups from gaining a regional foothold, Kyrgyzstan is imprisoning people for possessing so-called “extremist materials." But the law allowing the government to do this is broad. Kyrgyzstan is about 80 percent Muslim, and much of the material that is confiscated is simply religious, such as sermons by imams who have been critical of the government. There are genuine concerns about Islamist armed groups in Central Asia, but this crackdown has serious potential to do more harm than good. Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher Letta Tayler explains how.
Car companies welcomed Saudi women to the driver’s seat when Saudi Arabia lifted its driving ban, but the women activists who fought for this change are now being jailed. Tell these companies to speak up and #StandWithSaudiFeminists.
Since 2001, eleven officials, along with journalists and other political prisoners, have remained in incommunicado detention in a remote concentration camp in Eritrea called Eiraeiro.
Boat migration to Greece may no longer be in the headlines but the crisis for asylum seekers there continues, with more than 18,000 people still trapped in overcrowded camps on the Aegean islands.
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