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Myanmar activists protesting internet ban criminalised while attacks against Rohingya continue
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13.08.2020
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Myanmar
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Nicaragua: ley sobre agentes extranjeros aumentará el control del gobierno sobre la sociedad civil
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06.10.2020
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Nicaragua
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Massive restrictions on expression during COVID-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition
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24.08.2020
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Kazakhstan
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Same sex relations decriminalised; amended Penal Code denounced as 'repressive'
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21.08.2020
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Gabon
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Catalan independence leaders targeted by spyware; calls to revise ‘Gag Law’ on five-year anniversary
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18.08.2020
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Spain
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Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention
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18.08.2020
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Turkey
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New COVID-19 measures limit freedom of assembly
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15.12.2020
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Sweden
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Groups express concern over deteriorating media freedom
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20.08.2020
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Georgia
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Líderes independentistas catalanes bajo vigilancia y llamamientos para revisar la ley de mordaza
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21.08.2020
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Spain
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New PNG pandemic law puts rights at risk while groups protest against mine and domestic violence
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25.08.2020
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Papua New Guinea
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Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide
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25.08.2020
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Brazil
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- extractive industries
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Human rights report shows Brunei’s freedom status as “Not Free”
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28.10.2020
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Brunei Darussalam
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USA: Assaults, harassment and arrests of journalists covering protests
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09.06.2021
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United States of America
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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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Despite re-election to Human Rights Council, civic space concerns persist in Nepal
Published at
21.10.2020
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Nepal
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Concerns about state of emergency restrictions in Samoa and proposed Facebook ban
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04.09.2020
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Samoa
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Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections
Published at
08.09.2020
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Tanzania
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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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Suppression of journalists and activists by Bangladesh ruling party and supporters intensifying
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09.09.2020
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Bangladesh
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Protests over economic conditions under COVID-19; journalists face threats for critical reporting
Published at
07.05.2020
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Tunisia
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