Palestinian activists face lawsuit and ban; climate activists threatened with SLAPPs Published at 22.11.2022 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment negative court ruling protest bureaucratic restriction censorship environmental rights minority groups Read more
Women’s rights NGOs call for more funding; Rule of law & anti-corruption referendum launched Published at 15.10.2021 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment positive CS development excessive force protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Excessive force at protest, government reluctant to involve CSOs in COVID-19 recovery plan Published at 25.05.2021 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors attack on journalist labour rights Read more
Increased police powers to crackdown on protests, attempts to limit media freedom Published at 12.04.2021 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest non state actors restrictive law intimidation harassment Read more
Austria civic space rating upgraded to open Published at 15.09.2020 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
CSOs included in governments COVID-19 emergency fund Published at 25.06.2020 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protestor(s) detained protest Read more
New government action plan reveals change in attitude towards CSOs and human rights Published at 12.03.2020 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification violent protest political interference environmental rights protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Civil society space narrowing in Austria as CSOs face smear campaign and restrictions Published at 25.04.2019 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference restrictive law intimidation environmental rights censorship criminal defamation public vilification Read more
Austria's civic space rating downgraded from open to narrowed Published at 19.11.2018 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Read more
As pressure on civil society grows, new coalitions are formed Published at 20.07.2018 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants political interference censorship funding restriction protest public vilification Read more
Government official oversteps mandate threatening to fire reporters with state broadcaster Published at 24.05.2018 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling public vilification political interference funding restriction refugees and migrants protest censorship environmental rights Read more
Austrian government moves to undermine independent media Published at 20.03.2018 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference intimidation harassment censorship attack on journalist public vilification Read more
