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Amendments to Law on Charitable Associations and CSOs seek to restrict civic space further
- Published at
- 15.04.2021
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- Palestine
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- funding restriction
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Venezuela cracks down on civil society operation and funding
- Published at
- 27.05.2021
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- Venezuela
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- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- office raid
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- protest
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
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Janša’s government continues its attack on media freedom; spreads misinformation about CSOs
- Published at
- 13.05.2021
- Country
- Slovenia
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- youth
- intimidation
- harassment
- protest
- public vilification
- non state actors
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Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues
- Published at
- 19.05.2021
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- Tajikistan
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- positive CS development
- bureaucratic restriction
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- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
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On our watchlist: A rapid decline in civic freedoms as government restricts fundamental rights
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- 23.06.2021
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- Slovenia
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- intimidation
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
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Pod drobnogledom: Nagel upad spoštovanja državljanskih svoboščin, saj vlada omejuje temeljne pravice
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- 25.06.2021
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- Slovenia
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- Latest Developments
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- bureaucratic restriction
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- intimidation
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
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Court protects the right to freedom of information
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- 03.03.2021
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- Albania
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- youth
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
- environmental rights
- protest
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Sector led, women's rights and political protests staged
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- 30.03.2021
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- Kosovo
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- women
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest
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Increasing number of arrests of protesters reported
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- 29.10.2021
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- Botswana
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- surveillance
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- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Trade unionist killed during protest, court orders journalists to reveal sources
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- 08.07.2021
- Country
- Italy
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
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Excessive force at protest, government reluctant to involve CSOs in COVID-19 recovery plan
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- 25.05.2021
- Country
- Austria
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- excessive force
- protest
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- non state actors
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La reforma de la Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública supondrá un retroceso para la transparencia
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- 02.08.2021
- Country
- El Salvador
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
- protest
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Support for LGBTI rights grows; COVID-19 regulations tighten
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- 16.07.2021
- Country
- Estonia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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El Salvador: Step backward for transparency in proposal to reform Access to Public Information Law
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- 27.07.2021
- Country
- El Salvador
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- women
- bureaucratic restriction
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- access to info. law
- protest
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More than 200 days without funding for Slovenian Press Agency; attempts to block funds for NGOs
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- 02.08.2021
- Country
- Slovenia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- environmental rights
- bureaucratic restriction
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Več kot 200 dni brez plačila javne službe Slovenske tiskovne agencije
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- 18.08.2021
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- Slovenia
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- Latest Developments
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- environmental rights
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- bureaucratic restriction
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Government attempts to muzzle independent media by controversial anti-TVN law
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- 02.09.2021
- Country
- Poland
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- youth
- restrictive law
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- bureaucratic restriction
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- HRD prosecuted
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- HRD detained
- censorship
- positive court ruling
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Protests over gender-based violence; media banned from parliamentary sittings
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- 01.07.2021
- Country
- Albania
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- women
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- harassment
- positive CS development
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Governor suspends humanitarian CSO for ten days
- Published at
- 30.06.2021
- Country
- Niger
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- CSO closure
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- prevention of protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- HRD prosecuted
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Civil society groups forced to disband as activists and critics prosecuted in Hong Kong
- Published at
- 19.11.2021
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- protest
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- CSO closure
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted