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Protests over gender-based violence; media banned from parliamentary sittings
- Published at
- 01.07.2021
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- women
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- harassment
- positive CS development
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Media outlet under pressure to reveal its sources over confidential data leak
- Published at
- 07.05.2021
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
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Court protects the right to freedom of information
- Published at
- 03.03.2021
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
- environmental rights
- protest
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Police brutality and killing in response to COVID-19 curfew breach sparks protests
- Published at
- 23.02.2021
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- excessive force
- protest
- violent protest
- censorship
- youth
- attack on journalist
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Journalist verbally attacked by the President; poor quality of information promotes fake news
- Published at
- 04.12.2020
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- LGBTI
- youth
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- protest
- environmental rights
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Government actions spark chilling effects on freedom of expression
- Published at
- 06.11.2020
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- private sector
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- censorship
- labour rights
- protest
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Activists detained over environmental protest; transport sector vows to continue protests
- Published at
- 17.08.2020
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- environmental rights
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest
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PM condemned for negative rhetoric against media, attempts to shut down TV station
- Published at
- 03.07.2020
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- public vilification
- sexual assault
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- women
- censorship
- journalist detained
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Poor resilience to misinformation sparks concern amid COVID-19
- Published at
- 22.04.2020
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- attack on journalist
- public vilification
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A bleak winter for freedom of expression
- Published at
- 28.02.2020
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- labour rights
- protest
- criminal defamation
- killing of journalist
- censorship
- youth
- HRD threatened
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Investigative journalists in Albania walking a dangerous tightrope
- Published at
- 21.08.2019
- Country
- Albania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- protest
- public vilification
- political interference
- HRD threatened
- non state actors