U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
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United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Expanding the Reach and Resilience of Wireless Internet-Independent Peer-to-Peer Communications
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The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for grant support for nascent, developing anti-censorship platforms.
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Due to harsh and unjust sentences handed down to peaceful protesters, the Department of State today took steps to impose visa restrictions on eight Cuban officials implicated in attempts to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression, unjust detentions, and harsh prison sentences.
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The United States is closely following the situation in Kazakhstan, a valued partner.
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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon.
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The United States continues to recognize the authority of the democratically elected 2015 National Assembly as the last remaining democratic institution and Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.
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On behalf of the United States of America, I join the people of Sudan in commemorating 66 years of independence.
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President Biden today signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, underscoring the United States’ commitment to combatting forced labor, including in the context of the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
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U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Assistant Secretary Donald Lu and Kazakhstan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akan Rakhmetullin led a successful annual meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue (ESPD) December 15 in Nur-Sultan.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY2021: Global Equality Fund LGBTQI+ Programs in West Africa, Central Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and East Asia.
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The United States condemns the attacks committed on December 24 by the Burmese military in Kayah State, which killed at least 35, including women and children and two staff members of the international aid organization Save the Children.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Pakistan.
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Two highly qualified and respected leaders will advance the State Department’s vital work to support Afghan women, girls, and human rights: Special Envoy Rina Amiri and Senior Advisor Stephenie Foster.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Non-Traditional Advocates for Transparency Response Fund.
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The Hong Kong government’s December 29 raid and arrest of seven senior staff at Stand News have forced yet another of the few remaining bastions of free and independent media in Hong Kong to cease operations.