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Afghanistan: Taliban continues its persecution of women’s rights activists, journalists and artists
- Published at
- 07.02.2024
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- religious groups
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained
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Venezuela: Continúan las restricciones al espacio cívico con serias limitaciones a las OSC
- Published at
- 06.02.2024
- 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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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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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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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
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Laos: UN raises concerns about summary executions, enforced disappearance and deportation of activists
- Published at
- 23.01.2024
- Country
- Laos
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- minority groups
- hrd
- enforced disappearance
- surveillance
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Cuba: Activists and independent journalists under persistent threat
- Published at
- 19.01.2024
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- journalist detained
- HRD killing
- protest
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Myanmar: Political prisoners face reprisals while junta continues to target journalists, activists and trade unionists
- Published at
- 16.01.2024
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- office raid
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Journalists sentenced for reporting on Mahsa Amini's death
- Published at
- 20.12.2023
- Country
- Iran
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- religious groups
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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over 60 activists hit with new fabricated charges while COP28 was in progress
- Published at
- 18.12.2023
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- intimidation
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Bangladesh: Crackdown on the political opposition and activists continues ahead of elections
- Published at
- 14.12.2023
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law