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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

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

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

Austria civic space rating upgraded to open
- Published at
- 15.09.2020
- Country
- Austria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- protest

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

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

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

Austria's civic space rating downgraded from open to narrowed
- Published at
- 19.11.2018
- Country
- Austria
- Category
- Latest Developments

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

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

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