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Cameroon's crackdown continues as journalist convicted on terrorism charges
- Published at
- 21.04.2017
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- Cameroon
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- Latest Developments
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- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- minority groups
- protest
- internet restriction
- access to info. law
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Police use excessive force to disperse teachers' protest
- Published at
- 11.05.2017
- Country
- Argentina
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- labour rights
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- censorship
- access to info. law
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Prosecution and intimidation of independent journalists persists
- Published at
- 25.04.2017
- Country
- Serbia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- harassment
- labour rights
- censorship
- protest
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- time,place restrictions
- access to info. law
- surveillance
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Journalists concerned over legislation threatening press freedom
- Published at
- 03.05.2017
- Country
- Uruguay
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- access to info. law
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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Digital rights organisation forced to censor post on gender-based violence
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- 22.03.2017
- Country
- Paraguay
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- attack on journalist
- access to info. law
- women
- LGBTI
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Activist released then detained by police two weeks later
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- 22.03.2017
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- internet restriction
- positive CS development
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- access to info. law
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Civil society mobilises to prevent social media regulation
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- 24.03.2017
- Country
- South Africa
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- access to info. law
- violent protest
- labour rights
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Journalists jailed for attempting to flee the country
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- 27.03.2017
- Country
- Eritrea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
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Human rights situation still appalling in post-election Turkmenistan
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- 29.03.2017
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- bureaucratic restriction
- intimidation
- public vilification
- HRD killing
- HRD detained
- enforced disappearance
- censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- access to info. law
- surveillance
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Disquiet grows over government plans to tighten civil society regulation
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- 31.03.2017
- Country
- Hungary
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- bureaucratic restriction
- prevention of protest
- protest
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Security forces fire on protesters in Baghdad and journalist killed in Mosul
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- 30.03.2017
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- killing of journalist
- time,place restrictions
- access to info. law
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Lesotho's media restricted during turbulent political times
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- 31.03.2017
- Country
- Lesotho
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions
- access to info. law
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North Korean authorities control citizens through mandatory self-criticism sessions
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- 04.04.2017
- Country
- North Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- access to info. law
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Canadian police orders and court decision endanger freedom of expression
- Published at
- 07.04.2017
- Country
- Canada
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- access to info. law
- censorship
- negative court ruling
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One killed as protests erupt over fuel costs and closure of media outlets
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- 12.04.2017
- Country
- Togo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- access to info. law
- excessive force
- protest
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Civil society concerned over proposed changes to NGO-related laws
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- 10.07.2017
- Country
- Montenegro
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- time,place restrictions
- access to info. law
- labour rights
- protest
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Pipeline protestors met with force by Italian police
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- 24.07.2017
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest
- surveillance
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- access to info. law
- non state actors
- environmental rights
- land rights
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Transparency and access to information improving in Costa Rica
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- 21.06.2017
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- access to info. law
- labour rights
- protest
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CNN staff threatened after Trump tweets violent video against the press
- Published at
- 18.07.2017
- Country
- United States of America
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- access to info. law
- protest
- harassment
- intimidation
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President promises the passage of the long-awaited Right to Information Bill
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- 31.08.2017
- Country
- Ghana
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest