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![Le président du Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, lors d'une réunion pour discuter de la 20ᵉ reconstitution des ressources de l'Association internationale de développement du Groupe de la Banque mondiale à Abidjan, le 15 juillet 2021.](https://civicusmonitor.contentfiles.net/media/images/Togo_president_2021.original1.2e16d0ba.fill-600x400-c100.jpg)
Interdiction de manifestations et de rassemblements contre la réforme constitutionnelle controversée et arrestation d’un journaliste
- Published at
- 22.04.2024
- Country
- Togo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
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Myanmar: Political prisoners tortured and killed with impunity while journalists and social media activists remain at risk
- Published at
- 20.04.2024
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- transnational repression
- harassment
- HRD killing
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Protests and meetings over controversial constitutional reform banned; journalist arrested
- Published at
- 19.04.2024
- Country
- Togo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
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Prominent Bedoon Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour
- Published at
- 16.04.2024
- Country
- Kuwait
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
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Japan: Local governments restrict journalists while union members sacked following strike
- Published at
- 16.04.2024
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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No respite for journalists as restrictions and attacks continue
- Published at
- 15.04.2024
- Country
- Somalia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
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Woman human rights defender, blogger and Wikipedian targeted in Saudi Arabia
- Published at
- 15.04.2024
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
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Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections
- Published at
- 12.04.2024
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- labour rights
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
![Marcha con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer en San José, el 8 de marzo de 2024.](https://civicusmonitor.contentfiles.net/media/images/COSTA_RICA-8MARCH-WOMEN-RIGHT.2e16d0ba.fill-600x400-c100_KVbYSyv.jpg)
Ataques contra comunidades indígenas; al menos nueve detenciones durante las protestas por la falta de agua
- Published at
- 12.04.2024
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- labour rights
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
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Journalist Louay Al-Azazi continues to be targeted by all parties to the conflict; women’s movement restricted
- Published at
- 11.04.2024
- Country
- Yemen
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Maldives: Critical websites blocked while journalists, civil society continue to face challenges
- Published at
- 08.04.2024
- Country
- Maldives
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- women
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- restrictive law
- censorship