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Japan: Multiple protests in solidarity with Palestine as well as anti-militarisation protests in Okinawa
- Published at
- 24.01.2024
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- Japan
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- minority groups
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Japan: Protests against Fukushima water discharge plan, strike by workers while a journalist files a lawsuit
- Published at
- 27.09.2023
- Country
- Japan
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- censorship
- labour rights
- environmental rights
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Japan: Protests mobilised to oppose militarisation, gender inequality and revisions to the immigration law
- Published at
- 21.06.2023
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- women
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- excessive force
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
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UN body raises concerns about laws restricting press freedom and stifling of protests while foreign journalists in Japan face threats
- Published at
- 30.01.2023
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- non state actors
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Japan introduces tougher penalties for defamation, court ruling a setback for LGBTQI+ rights
- Published at
- 19.09.2022
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- protest
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Japan's press freedom ranking drops while Okinawans, women and LGBTQI+ groups hold protests
- Published at
- 26.05.2022
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- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- women
- minority groups
- protest
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Increasing Twitter takedowns by Japan while teachers and Okinawans hold protests
- Published at
- 16.02.2022
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- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- minority groups
- censorship
- labour rights
- protest
- land rights
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Protests in Japan around death in immigration detention, arrest of anti-Olympics activist
- Published at
- 06.10.2021
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- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Protests around Olympics opening while civil society slams failure to pass anti-discrimination bill
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- 29.07.2021
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- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- protest
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Opposition against Olympics continues, as state of emergency extended in Japan
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- 12.05.2021
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- Japan
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- protest
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Academic freedom at risk, barriers for transgender women as NGOs submit reports to UN on Japan
- Published at
- 14.01.2021
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- women
- political interference
- protest
- LGBTI