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Several Azerbaijani activists declare hunger strike
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- 20.02.2019
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- Azerbaijan
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- public vilification
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Crackdown on civil society continues: UN office ordered to leave, major NGO ceases operations
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- 28.01.2019
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- Burundi
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- CSO closure
- criminal defamation
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Brunei citizens fear speaking out on new cruel and inhuman punishments
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- 04.04.2019
- Country
- Brunei Darussalam
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- LGBTI
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
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Protesters march against gender based violence
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- 12.11.2019
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- South Africa
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- protest
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Activistas siguen siendo detenidos por oponerse a una ley que restringe la expresión artística
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- 29.01.2019
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- Cuba
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- youth
- protest disruption
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- travel ban
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- protest
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Youth militias target fledgling opposition parties
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- 03.09.2019
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- Burundi
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- negative court ruling
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- political interference
- intimidation
- positive court ruling
- youth
- harassment
- censorship
- non state actors
- time,place restrictions
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Tajikistan’s International human rights obligations under scrutiny
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- 04.04.2019
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- Tajikistan
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- Latest Developments
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Concerns about proposed Facebook ban in Tonga over anti-monarchy posts
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- 14.11.2019
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- Tonga
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- censorship
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Right-wing coalition members threaten media independence and freedom of expression
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- 18.06.2019
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- Estonia
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- positive court ruling
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- protest
- censorship
- private sector
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Activists in Malaysia facing various forms of harassment from authorities
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- 19.11.2019
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- Malaysia
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- restrictive law
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- women
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Concerns about freedom of expression in Nigeria: journalists arrested, protests repressed
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- 19.11.2019
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- Nigeria
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- protest disruption
- office raid
- intimidation
- protest
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- violent protest
- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- killing of protestors
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- private sector
- non state actors
- protestor(s) detained
- women
- religious groups
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD prosecuted
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Six people arrested during clashes with the police
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- 28.01.2019
- Country
- Panama
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- journalist detained
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Journalists continue to be subject to attacks and harassment
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- 30.01.2019
- Country
- Bolivia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- criminal defamation
- public vilification
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- protest
- non state actors
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Amendments to Laws Governing Freedom of Association Spark Backlash
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- 29.01.2019
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- Kosovo
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
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- labour rights
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Criminal defamation law repealed but those expressing critical views still at risk
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- 30.01.2019
- Country
- Maldives
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- enforced disappearance
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- criminal defamation
- non state actors
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LA RÉPRESSION DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE SE POURSUIT : LE BUREAU DES NATIONS UNIES EST EXPULSÉ
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- 29.01.2019
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- positive court ruling
- CSO closure
- criminal defamation
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Politically motivated violence stifling freedoms of assembly and association
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- 30.01.2019
- Country
- Malawi
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- youth
- women
- intimidation
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Increasing use of judicial system in Singapore to silence critics
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- 04.02.2019
- Country
- Singapore
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- criminal defamation
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Attacks on fundamental freedoms and minorities persist, ahead of elections
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- 06.02.2019
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- restrictive law
- environmental rights
- censorship
- criminal defamation