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More protests against rising inflation, proposed law could regulate misinformation
- Published at
- 20.10.2022
- Country
- Moldova
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest
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Macron secures second term, climate movement targeted via Separatism bill
- Published at
- 19.10.2022
- Country
- France
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- positive court ruling
- women
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- environmental rights
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Reforms on so-called “Gag law’ stall, concerns over secrecy law
- Published at
- 19.10.2022
- Country
- Spain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- women
- refugees and migrants
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
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Expert body established for approving names of associations, LGBTQI+ hate attack
- Published at
- 06.10.2022
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- journalist detained
- refusal of registration
- labour rights
- protest
- political interference
- LGBTI
- women
- youth
- attack on HRD
- restrictive law
- minority groups
- people with disabilities
- intimidation
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Court awards damages for defamation in Tonga, media blocked during visit of delegation from China
- Published at
- 05.10.2022
- Country
- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
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Sexual violence cases prompt several protests, women’s rights activists fined, major labour rights strike
- Published at
- 03.10.2022
- Country
- Kosovo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
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Arrest of climate protesters, increasing anti-protest laws and continued prosecution of whistleblowers in Australia
- Published at
- 29.09.2022
- Country
- Australia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- restrictive law
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
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Incertidumbre en Chile tras el rechazo del proyecto de Constitución durante el plebiscito
- Published at
- 27.09.2022
- Country
- Chile
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Japan introduces tougher penalties for defamation, court ruling a setback for LGBTQI+ rights
- Published at
- 19.09.2022
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- protest
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Press threatened by far-right extremists, mafia & politicians
- Published at
- 15.09.2022
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- environmental rights
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- harassment
- protest
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Costa Rica: concerns over stigmatisation of media and government actions to limit access to information
- Published at
- 14.09.2022
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- access to info. law
- bureaucratic restriction