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Unending protests unleash alarming violence as protesters spray buildings black
Published at
23.07.2019
Country
Albania
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- public vilification
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- violent protest
- excessive force
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened

Civil society meeting in Bolivia calls for an enabling environment for human rights defenders
Published at
26.09.2019
Country
Bolivia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- violent protest
- intimidation

Puerto Rico protests lead to Governor’s resignation
Published at
02.10.2019
Country
United States of America
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- violent protest
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- positive court ruling

Several arrested during protests
Published at
09.10.2019
Country
Gambia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- violent protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained

Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down
Published at
16.10.2019
Country
Iraq
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- violent protest
- intimidation
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- attack on journalist
- public vilification
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- internet restriction
- censorship
- youth
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs

Constitutional amendment sparks concern about democratic institutions in the Dominican Republic
Published at
18.10.2019
Country
Dominican Republic
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- prevention of protest
- violent protest
- criminal defamation
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest

Human rights defenders' work continues to be delegitimised in Guatemala
Published at
15.08.2019
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- violent protest
- protest

Protests against constitutional changes : at least 9 killed, several activists sentenced to prison
Published at
22.10.2019
Country
Guinea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- protestor(s) detained
- criminal defamation
- killing of protestors
- protest disruption
- harassment
- HRD detained
- violent protest
- time,place restrictions
- HRD prosecuted

Two environmental defenders killed in one week in Guatemala
Published at
16.10.2019
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- HRD killing
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force

Peru’s institutions in turmoil after Congress dissolution
Published at
22.10.2019
Country
Peru
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- excessive force
- labour rights
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- extractive industries
- environmental rights

Authorities rein in sustained pro-democracy and cost of living protests
Published at
23.10.2019
Country
Eswatini
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- violent protest
- labour rights
- protest
- protest disruption
- land rights

Mass protests in Ecuador: hundreds detained and thousands injured in ten days
Published at
23.10.2019
Country
Ecuador
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest

Guatemala: dos defensoras del medioambiente asesinadas en una semana
Published at
25.10.2019
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- HRD killing
- violent protest
- excessive force

República Dominicana: reforma constitucional suscita preocupación por las instituciones democráticas
Published at
21.10.2019
Country
Dominican Republic
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- positive court ruling
- prevention of protest
- violent protest
- protest

Manifestations contre des modifications constitutionnelles: au moins neuf tués
Published at
25.10.2019
Country
Guinea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted

Violence escalates during Colombia's elections
Published at
22.10.2019
Country
Colombia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- killing of journalist
- youth
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- violent protest

Ten journalists killed in Mexico this year as violence against media escalates
Published at
06.09.2019
Country
Mexico
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- protest
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained

Social unrest in Copenhagen: far-right politician conducts Quran burning
Published at
24.05.2019
Country
Denmark
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions
- violent protest

Court upholds right to religious expression for students, protests dispersed
Published at
30.10.2019
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- internet restriction
- youth
- restrictive law
- refugees and migrants
- labour rights
- religious groups
- violent protest
- protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained

Repression of peaceful assembly has become a pattern in Honduras
Published at
08.10.2019
Country
Honduras
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights