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CSOs celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage, but concerns remain about hate speech and hate crimes
- Published at
- 16.01.2024
- Country
- Estonia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- indigenous groups
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- protest
- land rights
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Taiwan: Multiple protests call for improved labour conditions ahead of elections
- Published at
- 11.01.2024
- Country
- Taiwan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- labour rights
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- environmental rights
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Israel-Palestine conflict triggers widespread debate over free speech; Half a million public sector workers strike in Quebec
- Published at
- 09.01.2024
- Country
- Canada
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- youth
- religious groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
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Despite challenges, progress in Austria as CSOs work closer together
- Published at
- 21.12.2023
- Country
- Austria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- positive CS development
- protest
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- political interference
- restrictive law
- enabling law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
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Belarusian human rights activist denied asylum over “security concerns”
- Published at
- 20.11.2023
- Country
- Lithuania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- transnational repression
- labour rights
- protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
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Protesters take to the streets amidst the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict
- Published at
- 13.11.2023
- Country
- Canada
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- youth
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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News website wins appeal in defamation case
- Published at
- 02.11.2023
- Country
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
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Ireland ranks highly in freedom rankings but CSOs are concerned over LGBTQI+ and anti-immigrant incidents and surveillance laws
- Published at
- 18.10.2023
- Country
- Ireland
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- refugees and migrants
- protest
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
- surveillance
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Health care workers strike to improve working conditions
- Published at
- 09.10.2023
- Country
- Barbados
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- protest
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Samoa: Political activist extradited from Australia to face charges
- Published at
- 04.10.2023
- Country
- Samoa
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
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Kiribati: Banaban islanders displaced by past phosphate mines protest new agreement
- Published at
- 28.09.2023
- Country
- Kiribati
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- extractive industries
- private sector
- environmental rights
- land rights