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North Korean authorities have used the pandemic to increase border security and further repress citizens
- Published at
- 08.12.2022
- Country
- North Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- surveillance
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Widespread protests in China met with repression including restrictions, harassment and censorship
- Published at
- 05.12.2022
- Country
- China
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- harassment
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
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Cuban authorities harassing journalists and activists to force them to renounce their work
- Published at
- 01.12.2022
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- HRD threatened
- self censorship
- LGBTI
- harassment
- internet restriction
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Journalists barred from entering parliament to cover election of the President
- Published at
- 01.12.2022
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- LGBTI
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Protests escalate in Afghanistan as frustration with Taliban rule and abuses grow
- Published at
- 28.11.2022
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD threatened
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Bahrain withdraws candidacy for Human Rights Council reportedly in response to sharp criticism on its human rights record
- Published at
- 11.11.2022
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
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New military action against Armenia received with opposition
- Published at
- 10.11.2022
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- public vilification
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
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Nicaragua: continúan las clausuras de medios de comunicación
- Published at
- 02.11.2022
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- restrictive law
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Nicaragua: media shutdowns continue
- Published at
- 31.10.2022
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- restrictive law
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Protestors dispersed and detained, attacks against LGBTIQ+ community escalate
- Published at
- 20.10.2022
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Mass detentions continue as government employs facial recognition to identify protesters
- Published at
- 20.10.2022
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest