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UK anti-terror legislative and judicial steps threaten civil rights and freedom
- Published at
- 16.05.2019
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- censorship
- refugees and migrants
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- journalist detained
- criminal defamation
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- environmental rights
- restrictive law
- non state actors
Hate speech on the rise after Brexit
- Published at
- 22.07.2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
CIVICUS condemns UK government’s attempt to silence civil society
- Published at
- 25.05.2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
United Kingdom - Overview
- Published at
- 01.09.2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Overview

Civic freedoms under threat from new laws in UK
- Published at
- 08.01.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- positive CS development
- internet restriction
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- access to info. law
- surveillance
- private sector

Government plans to assess media sustainability welcomed by some, criticised by others
- Published at
- 22.02.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction

Two important victories for anti-fracking protestors
- Published at
- 24.04.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- positive CS development
- environmental rights
- excessive force
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- private sector
- enabling law

Environmental protests continue as fracking companies seek court injunction
- Published at
- 02.07.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- negative court ruling
- public vilification
- extractive industries
- private sector
- surveillance
- environmental rights
- non state actors

UN Special Rapporteur: anti-terror bill "falls short" of UK's rights obligations
- Published at
- 09.08.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- surveillance
- protest
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights

Extinction Rebellion climate activists face heavy policing
- Published at
- 14.02.2020
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- surveillance
- environmental rights

Coronavirus Act gives government unprecedented power; concerns over attempts to erode media freedom
- Published at
- 22.04.2020
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- censorship
- surveillance
- labour rights
- protest