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Arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment and attacks on activists and critics in India persist
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- 13.05.2019
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- India
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Diez periodistas asesinados en México este año mientras aumenta la violencia contra los medios
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- 12.09.2019
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- Mexico
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Despite progress on HRD bill, attacks against activists and media persist in the Philippines
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- 14.06.2019
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- Philippines
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- HRD killing
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Indigenous communities in Colombia under attack
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- 26.11.2019
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- Colombia
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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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Deplorable Taliban attack on aid NGO reflects CSOs fears of losing civil rights in the peace process
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- 09.05.2019
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- Afghanistan
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Brazen threats against critics of the government signals a closing of spaces for dissent
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- 16.08.2019
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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The clampdown on Palestine civic space continues as Israel steps up smear campaign against CSOs
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- 21.08.2019
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- Palestine
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports persistent repression of dissent in Nicaragua
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- 01.10.2019
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- Nicaragua
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- protestor(s) detained
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ACNUDH: Persiste la represión de la disidencia en Nicaragua
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- 08.10.2019
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- Nicaragua
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Restrictive bills still being pushed by Nepali lawmakers as protests around Xi’s visit stifled
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- 16.10.2019
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- Nepal
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Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down
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- 16.10.2019
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- Iraq
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- killing of protestors
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- torture/ill-treatment
- internet restriction
- censorship
- youth
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Peru’s institutions in turmoil after Congress dissolution
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- 22.10.2019
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- Peru
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- protest
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Ten journalists killed in Mexico this year as violence against media escalates
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- 06.09.2019
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- Mexico
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- killing of journalist
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Philippines human rights body launches national inquiry as attacks against activists persist
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- 01.11.2019
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Commission of inquiry slams human rights abuses ahead of elections
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- 04.11.2019
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- Burundi
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- Latest Developments
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Hong Kong protesters face arrests, excessive force and torture while journalists ill-treated
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- 05.11.2019
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- China
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- torture/ill-treatment
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Attacks and harassment of independent media continues unabated
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- 08.08.2018
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- Cuba
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- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Journalist Jones Abiri finally released, media stakeholders reject Press Council Bill
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- 19.10.2018
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- Nigeria
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- Latest Developments
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- youth
- protest disruption
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- violent protest
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- censorship
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More concerning cases of criminalisation of student protesters and activists
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- 15.08.2017
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- Honduras
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- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- LGBTI
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- land rights