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Las autoridades nicaragüenses ilegalizan a la sociedad civil en la práctica
- Published at
- 11.07.2022
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- women
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- harassment
- journalist detained
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- surveillance
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law
- environmental rights
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UN report raises concern over new laws restricting civic space
- Published at
- 06.07.2022
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law
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Civil society outlawed in practice by Nicaragua’s authorities
- Published at
- 05.07.2022
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- censorship
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- harassment
- travel ban
- journalist detained
- HRD detained
- sexual assault
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- environmental rights
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El Proyecto de Ley de Cooperación Internacional amenaza con reducir aún más el espacio cívico
- Published at
- 30.06.2022
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- restrictive law
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- political interference
- funding restriction
- women
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Imprisoned HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja awarded Martin Ennals Award
- Published at
- 28.06.2022
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
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International Cooperation bill threatens to further reduce civic space in Venezuela
- Published at
- 28.06.2022
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- women
- censorship
- intimidation
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- political interference
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
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Prominent human rights organisation ceases operation as violations continue
- Published at
- 16.06.2022
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- youth
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
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The Taliban continues to target activists, journalists and stifle protests by women with impunity
- Published at
- 16.06.2022
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- women
- attack on journalist
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Amid the war, more proposed legislative changes could further stifle CSOs and Media
- Published at
- 15.06.2022
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- HRD detained
- political interference
- protest
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International community's tacit complicity emboldens UAE to expand its negative sphere of influence
- Published at
- 02.06.2022
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
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Prosecutions for 2020 protests continue
- Published at
- 31.05.2022
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted