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Report on freedom of expression highlights criminal defamation
- Published at
- 13.01.2020
- Country
- Panama
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- criminal defamation
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Draft law seriously threatens access to information
- Published at
- 27.11.2019
- Country
- Montenegro
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- access to info. law
- HRD threatened
- protest
- LGBTI
- environmental rights
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Residents protest mine exploration
- Published at
- 05.02.2020
- Country
- Armenia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- access to info. law
- extractive industries
- protest
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Further deterioration of press freedom in Ghana
- Published at
- 11.12.2019
- Country
- Ghana
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- attack on journalist
- access to info. law
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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Politically motivated trial of Cambodian opposition leader continues despite international pressure
- Published at
- 26.02.2020
- Country
- Cambodia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- travel ban
- access to info. law
- political interference
- HRD prosecuted
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Spread of coronavirus and emergency safety measures put pressure on civic freedoms
- Published at
- 20.04.2020
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- positive court ruling
- religious groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- access to info. law
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COVID-19 restrictions affect peaceful assembly, expression
- Published at
- 09.07.2020
- Country
- Armenia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- women
- positive CS development
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Critics detained for COVID-19 related remarks
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- 07.07.2020
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- CSO closure
- release of HRDs
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- censorship
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
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UN calls on the Solomons to pass freedom of information legislation and set up a human rights body
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- 08.06.2021
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- access to info. law
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Charges against HRD Madi Jobarteh dropped, Gambia closer to an access to information law
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- 17.08.2020
- Country
- Gambia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
- HRD acquitted
- positive CS development
- access to info. law
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
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Press freedom a grave concern during pandemic; attempts to ban gender studies in education
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- 31.07.2020
- Country
- Romania
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- LGBTI
- positive CS development
- access to info. law
- protest
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New hope for Malawi after sustained protests
- Published at
- 12.08.2020
- Country
- Malawi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- political interference
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
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Massive restrictions on expression during COVID-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition
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- 24.08.2020
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- people with disabilities
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Harassment and intimidation of journalists continue unabated
- Published at
- 02.09.2020
- Country
- Serbia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- censorship
- access to info. law
- public vilification
- intimidation
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Mass #ShutItAllDown protests demand action against rising GBV
- Published at
- 30.10.2020
- Country
- Namibia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- access to info. law
- protest disruption
- women
- protest
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Proposed law amendments in Belarus pose serious threats to Freedom of Expression and Press
- Published at
- 28.05.2021
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- access to info. law
- office raid
- restrictive law
- censorship
- internet restriction
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Civil society intensifies calls to release jailed activists, journalists
- Published at
- 12.10.2020
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- LGBTI
- access to info. law
- office raid
- intimidation
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La société civile intensifie les appels pour la libération des activistes et des journalistes
- Published at
- 19.10.2020
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- LGBTI
- access to info. law
- office raid
- intimidation
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Concerns over limiting freedom of information
- Published at
- 30.10.2020
- Country
- Romania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- access to info. law
- restrictive law
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Panama: Concern over resolution restricting access to public information
- Published at
- 02.09.2021
- Country
- Panama
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
- indigenous groups
- protest