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Nepal: Civic freedoms at risk with Tik Tok ban, social media directive and targeting of journalists and protesters
- Published at
- 02.02.2024
- Country
- Nepal
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
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Venezuela: restrictions on civic space continue with severe constraints on CSOs
- Published at
- 01.02.2024
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- office raid
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
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A wave of protests sweeps Argentina as new government takes power and declares a state of economic emergency
- Published at
- 01.02.2024
- Country
- Argentina
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Attacks on journalists and clashes on the 50th-anniversary of the military coup
- Published at
- 31.01.2024
- Country
- Chile
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- women
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- violent protest
- enabling law
- protestor(s) detained
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Detained journalist suffers harassment and assault
- Published at
- 31.01.2024
- Country
- Rwanda
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD prosecuted
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Mali: Activism and free speech under siege as military authorities penalise critics
- Published at
- 30.01.2024
- Country
- Mali
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
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North Korea: Regime continues to use harsh measures to block communication and foreign content
- Published at
- 30.01.2024
- Country
- North Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- surveillance
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Protests held over increasing cost of living
- Published at
- 29.01.2024
- Country
- Malawi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- protest
- violent protest
- enabling law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
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Authorities raid TV station during live broadcast
- Published at
- 29.01.2024
- Country
- Somaliland
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- release of HRDs
- intimidation
- censorship
- journalist detained
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Alarm raised over increasing government censorship online, court frees detained journalist
- Published at
- 29.01.2024
- Country
- Somalia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- killing of journalist
- internet restriction
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
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Journalists and HRDs continue to face relentless onlsaught
- Published at
- 29.01.2024
- Country
- Yemen
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted