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Singapore cracks down on critical news websites to silence dissent
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- 21.11.2018
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- Singapore
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- censorship
- LGBTI
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
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Human rights lawyer assisting families of slain sugar farmers in Sagay gunned down
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- 22.11.2018
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- Philippines
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- women
- attack on HRD
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- positive CS development
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Improvement of civic space ratings but violations still occur
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- 26.11.2018
- Country
- Gambia
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- Latest Developments
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- journalist detained
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- protest disruption
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
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International groups criticise Italy for targetting NGOs
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- 26.11.2018
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- Italy
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- political interference
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Three women HRDs sentenced to two and a half years in prison
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- 26.11.2018
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- Guatemala
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- indigenous groups
- negative court ruling
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Concern after brutal attack on women HRDs in prison
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- 27.11.2018
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- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- youth
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Smear campaign against leading human rights group, as elections loom
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- 29.11.2018
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- Bangladesh
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Crackdown on civil society continues, according to Azerbaijan Universal Periodic Review
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- 28.11.2018
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- Azerbaijan
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- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Journalist assaulted by group of vigilantes linked to ruling party
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- 29.11.2018
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- Sierra Leone
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- attack on journalist
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Women's rights come to the fore in India
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- 29.11.2018
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- India
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- protestor(s) detained
- censorship
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- people with disabilities
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- women
- release of HRDs
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Thousands protest roll back of pro-labour policies
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- 30.11.2018
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- South Korea
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- youth
- surveillance
- protest
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- women
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Divisive rhetoric fuels attacks on expression
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- 29.11.2018
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- United States of America
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
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- attack on journalist
- protest
- political interference
- self censorship
- refugees and migrants
- women
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Abortion Rights Takes Groups to the Streets
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- 05.12.2018
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- Dominican Republic
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- protest
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Thousands protest to demand early parliamentary elections
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- 06.12.2018
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- Armenia
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Two land activists murdered in Brazil
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- 18.12.2018
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- Brazil
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- extractive industries
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- land rights
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New government moves to open space for dialogue with civil society
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- 28.11.2018
- Country
- Slovenia
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- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- refugees and migrants
- public vilification
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Protesters in Myanmar face arbitrary arrest, prosecution and excessive force
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- 01.04.2019
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- Myanmar
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
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Intimidation of journalists and actors in Venezuela
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- 15.08.2019
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- Venezuela
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- intimidation
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Hostility towards the media persists in the USA
- Published at
- 22.11.2018
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- United States of America
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- Latest Developments
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Ongoing surveillance of NGO workers despite Presidential assurances on human rights
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- 21.01.2019
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- surveillance