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CSOs expose hypocrisy of the UAE's attempts to project a positive self-image at the Dubai Expo
- Published at
- 29.10.2021
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
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Increasingly Unstable Environment for Human Rights and Civic Freedoms as Iraqi Elections Take Place
- Published at
- 29.10.2021
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- censorship
- release of HRDs
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- religious groups
- protest
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Peaceful march prohibited by Cuban authorities while its supporters face harassment
- Published at
- 26.10.2021
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- HRD detained
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- public vilification
- release of HRDs
- prevention of protest
- HRD threatened
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Nicaragua: continúa la persecución de líderes de la sociedad civil a dos meses de las elecciones
- Published at
- 22.10.2021
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- surveillance
- non state actors
- land rights
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Ongoing threats and attacks against civil society, media in Afghanistan while protests restricted
- Published at
- 21.10.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- harassment
- killing of journalist
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- protest
- protest disruption
- HRD killing
- women
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- excessive force
- intimidation
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Nicaragua: persecution of civil society leaders continues unabated two months ahead of elections
- Published at
- 13.10.2021
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- surveillance
- non state actors
- land rights
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Increasing crackdown on ‘anti-socialist behaviour’ in North Korea as new political prison camp built
- Published at
- 07.10.2021
- Country
- North Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- surveillance
- restrictive law
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Venezuela: detienen de forma arbitraria a tres defensores de los derechos humanos
- Published at
- 01.10.2021
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- censorship
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD prosecuted
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Reprisals against activists for 2020 protests unabating
- Published at
- 30.09.2021
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- harassment
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- HRD threatened
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Crack down on protests, activists systematically detained & sentenced on spurious charges
- Published at
- 30.09.2021
- Country
- Iran
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
- women
- environmental rights
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Three human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in Venezuela
- Published at
- 27.09.2021
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- censorship
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD prosecuted