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    Urgent need to ensure that Congo election officials announce accurate results: . The government's shutting down the internet and text messaging is a blatant attempt to prevent independent sharing of an accurate count. A concoction could yield violence.

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    5 hours ago

    UN rights office presses Bahrain to release from prison its leading rights activist . His five-year sentence reflects "the continued suppression of government critics in Bahrain."

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    5 hours ago

    “If the US comic [Hasan Minhaj] lived in the kingdom, he would have been spied on, arrested, tortured and possibly worse” an important read on what govts have failed to do to protect activists

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    5 hours ago

    : Widespread irregularities, voter suppression, and violence significantly marred the elections. The and other governments should now make clear to Congo’s leadership that any manipulation of the election results will have serious consequences

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    4 hours ago

    Egypt Pres Sisi's profuse sweating shows his discomfort with his lies on 60 Minutes such as that he has no political prisoners (actually: 60,000) or the Rabaa Sq massacre was of "thousands" of armed men (only dozen weapons found among 817+ people murdered)

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    4 hours ago

    : “Congolese army soldiers forced every voter to vote for Shadary. When I went to vote, they told me, ‘If you don’t vote for Shadary, we will arrest you.’ I voted for Shadary because I was forced to and to protect my life.” - voter in Walikale

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    4 hours ago

    : Despite rampant election-day obstacles, Congolese voters showed their determination to participate in the democratic process. New report on voter suppression, interference by armed actors, clashes over fraud allegations+information restrictions:

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    In Congo the Catholic Church is one of the last remaining institutions trusted by the polity; they believe the opposition won the election

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    7 hours ago

    : Widespread irregularities, voter suppression, and violence significantly marred the elections. Election officials should ensure that the announced results in the elections are accurate. New report:

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    Confronts El-Sisi with reporting on the numbers of political prisoners that the government has really detained

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    overturns decades of humane policy, persists with return of Rohingya refugees to where they are at risk of serious abuses. UNHCR denied access before repatriation.

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    Compulsory pregnancy testing violates rights - girls need access to information and health care: Schoolgirls in Kenya to face compulsory tests for pregnancy and FGM | Global development | The Guardian

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    11 hours ago

    It's that is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" of violating basic human rights of free expression & assembly. This conviction based on a law that is a rights abomination, designed to perpetuate political power of &

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  14. 9 hours ago

    DR Congo: Voter Suppression, Violence

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  15. Trending rights tweets: Netflix agreed to censor a comedy episode because Saudi Arabia complained about it; powerful film showing China's detention of upwards of 1 million Uighur Muslims; Congo's elections marred by systemic irregularities; & more

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    At least three journalists have been detained amidst widespread anti-government protests in . CPJ calls on Sudanese authorities for their immediate release

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    Brief, important thread on a crucial juncture for the DRC and the wider region

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    30 Dec 2018

    "The [US] coal industry is saying, if you want jobs, you have to give up everything else." Including clean air and water, says

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    Opposition groups in have called for fresh wave of protest against 30-yr long dictatorial rule of President , an fugitive wanted for atrocity crimes in Darfur. Warning: this video contains content that some viewers may find distressing.

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