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HRD Azimjan Askarov dies in prison amid growing pressure on civil society and media
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- 31.08.2020
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- Kyrgyzstan
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Laws on Foreign Agents and Cybercrimes restrict civic space further in Nicaragua
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- 16.12.2020
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- Nicaragua
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Whatsapp bloqué ; un tribunal suspend le chef d'une organisation des droits de l'homme
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- 10.09.2020
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- Chad
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Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions increase in Venezuela during pandemic
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- 03.07.2020
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- Venezuela
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Activists, academics and journalists in India face judicial harassment despite pandemic
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- 16.09.2020
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- India
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Activists, journalists continue to face reprisals as COVID-19 law exacerbates violations in Cambodia
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- 24.06.2021
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- Cambodia
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Protest against police killing suppressed in Cuba and Sunflower Uprising proceeds despite repression
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- 17.09.2020
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- Cuba
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Wave of protests prompts growing pressure on activists as government continues COVID-19 denial
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- 17.09.2020
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- Turkmenistan
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Thousands gather for Black Lives Matter protest; Facebook bans images of Zwarte Piet
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- 23.09.2020
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- Belgium
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Reprimen manifestación por asesinato a manos de la policía y continua la revolución de los girasoles
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- 23.09.2020
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- Cuba
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Cover-up and downplay of COVID-19; massive restrictions on expression
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- 06.10.2020
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- Tajikistan
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Feminist occupation of National Human Rights Commission in Mexico
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- 07.10.2020
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- Mexico
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Proposed law amendments in Belarus pose serious threats to Freedom of Expression and Press
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- 28.05.2021
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- Belarus
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Escalation of attacks against independent media and civil society organisations in Venezuela
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- 05.02.2021
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- Venezuela
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Feministas ocupan la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos
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- 20.10.2020
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- Mexico
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Journalists face persistent onslaught, new media law further threatens expression
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- 16.10.2020
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- Somalia
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Calls for #UNInvestigateApartheid as Israel attempts to silence civil society groups at UN
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- 21.10.2020
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- Palestine
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United Nations report on Venezuela documents evidence of crimes against humanity
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- 26.10.2020
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- Venezuela
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July 2021: Black weeks for Belarusian Civil Society
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- 26.08.2021
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- Belarus
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Activists at risk as repression in Papua escalates while Indonesia imposes further net restrictions
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- 10.06.2021
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- Indonesia
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