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2/ Since the February 2021 coup in #Burma, the junta has banned independent media outlets and imprisoned journalists. According to @RSF_inter, Burma has become one of the world’s worst-performing countries in press freedom: rsf.org/en/country/myanmar

1/ #Burma’s junta arrested journalist Kyaw Min Swe for changing his Facebook profile photo to mourn the victims of a recent deadly military airstrike in the village of Pazi Gyi. voanews.com/a/myanmar-editor…

3/ Turkmen gov’t still hasn’t released the 18 individuals. The US must call for an unconditional release of prisoners who were detained for exercising their rights, and make it clear that respect for human rights is a precondition for meaningful relations.

2/ In 2017, HRF submitted a legal complaint to UNWGAD regarding 18 Turkmen citizens arrested for exercising their freedom of association in the fall of 2016. In 2018, UNWGAD ruled in favor of HRF and called for the immediate release of these prisoners. buff.ly/41EreQz

1/ On April 24, @SecBlinken met with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to discuss bilateral partnership. Turkmenistan is one of the most oppressed countries in the world, with Berdimuhamedow’s regime systematically abusing its own population. buff.ly/40BxrLG