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New president, new era for civic space?
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- 10.09.2019
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- youth
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- attack on HRD
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- internet restriction
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- protest
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
Civil society movements continue to be targetted in DRC
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- 08.07.2016
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- protest disruption
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Repression of protests leaves dozens dead in Kinshasa
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- 22.09.2016
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
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Political deal hangs in the balance as activists languish in DRC jails
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- 01.02.2017
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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Civil society meets to discuss DRC crisis
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- 23.11.2016
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Violence, arrests and killings as President Kabila clings to power
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- 20.07.2017
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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More than 100 detained during protests, including 15 journalists
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- 07.09.2017
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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4 LUCHA activists released, while 4 HRDs sentenced to prison
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- 18.10.2017
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- journalist detained
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Deadly crackdown on anti-government protests on New Years eve
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- 10.01.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- killing of protestors
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- journalist detained
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Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists
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- 11.05.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- release of HRDs
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- HRD detained
- protest
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- sexual assault
- HRD prosecuted
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CSOs and UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over draft Law on Associations
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- 21.06.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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Kabila not running for another term, but human rights concerns persist
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- 27.09.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- release of HRDs
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- negative court ruling
- protest
- restrictive law
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- protestor(s) detained
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- land rights
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Protests against impunity war crimes in eastern DRC, journalists and HRD subjected to threats
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- 30.10.2020
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Activists and journalists arrested, protests dispersed and banned
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- 27.08.2020
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- attack on journalist
- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Protests against insecurity in eastern DRC: at least 10 killed
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- 31.01.2020
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- HRD detained
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- criminal defamation
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
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Manifestations contre l'impunité des crimes de guerre ; des journalistes et des militants menacés
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- 03.11.2020
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Rights groups: increase in violations in 2020
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- 10.02.2021
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
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- journalist detained
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Des groupes de défense des droits dénoncent l’augmentation des violations en 2020
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- 14.02.2021
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- journalist detained
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Three killed in protest against insecurity; judicial harassment of HRDs; journalists assaulted
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- 19.01.2022
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD prosecuted
- HRD detained
- protest
- environmental rights
- non state actors
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
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Trois morts lors d'une manifestation, harcèlement des DDH, agression contre des journalistes
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- 25.01.2022
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- protest
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- non state actors