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Religious groups oppose ratification of Istanbul Convention
- Published at
- 17.05.2021
- Country
- Lithuania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- religious groups
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Protests over COVID-19 measures; women politicians targeted online
- Published at
- 30.04.2021
- Country
- Finland
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- women
- protestor(s) detained
- harassment
- environmental rights
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CSOs call for protection of the right to peaceful assembly during the pandemic
- Published at
- 30.04.2021
- Country
- Ireland
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- funding restriction
- women
- protest
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
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Positive press freedom rankings for Taiwan but ban on Chinese flag and book raises concerns
- Published at
- 29.04.2021
- Country
- Taiwan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
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Civil society pushes back against restrictive laws in Canada
- Published at
- 22.04.2021
- Country
- Canada
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- protest
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- time,place restrictions
- violent protest
- women
- indigenous groups
- restrictive law
- religious groups
- minority groups
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
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Samoa news outlet threatened by Attorney General while politicians accused of treason
- Published at
- 21.04.2021
- Country
- Samoa
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
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New centre-left government committed to supporting LGBTI and women’s rights
- Published at
- 16.04.2021
- Country
- Estonia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest
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Excessive force used during protests against COVID-19 measures; journalists attacked by churchgoers
- Published at
- 14.04.2021
- Country
- Netherlands
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- excessive force
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
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Increased police powers to crackdown on protests, attempts to limit media freedom
- Published at
- 12.04.2021
- Country
- Austria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- harassment
- non state actors
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CSOs call for Parliament to scrap the “Security for all Danes” draft law
- Published at
- 09.04.2021
- Country
- Denmark
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- restrictive law
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Protests on environment, against racism and pandemic lockdown in New Zealand
- Published at
- 09.04.2021
- Country
- New Zealand
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights