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Tashi Wangchuk and other activists imprisoned as President Xi tightens grip on power
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- 19.03.2018
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- China
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Unions protest tax increases due to IMF agreement
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- 20.03.2018
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- Mongolia
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Protests against toxic spill continue despite persecution of environmental activists
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- 22.03.2018
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- Vietnam
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- religious groups
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- women
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Several journalists killed and more than 1,600 protesters injured in Gaza
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- 08.05.2018
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- Palestine
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Wave of attacks against HRDs and journalists continues unabated
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- 09.05.2018
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- Colombia
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
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- killing of journalist
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Hundreds of NGOs demand an end to the state's repression of the right to peaceful assembly
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- 22.05.2018
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- Nicaragua
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Crackdown on media and opposition around mock inauguration of Odinga
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- 05.04.2018
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- Kenya
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- youth
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More HRDs murdered: 3 killed in 5 days as civil society calls for better protection mechanisms
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- 25.05.2018
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- Guatemala
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- land rights
- indigenous groups
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Students protesters attacked as ruling party cracks down on dissent
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- 19.04.2018
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- Bangladesh
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Slow progress on reforms by new leadership ahead of elections
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- 19.04.2018
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- Zimbabwe
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
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- protest disruption
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- internet restriction
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- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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Pashtun protests continue despite pressure from authorities
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- 01.05.2018
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- Pakistan
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NGO report highlights different challenges faced by urban and rural HRDs and CSOs
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- 28.05.2018
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- South Sudan
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- Latest Developments
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Calls for legislation to protect human rights defenders as attacks against them persist
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- 04.06.2018
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- Philippines
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- intimidation
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Protection measures granted due to grave risks faced by activists at protests
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- 15.06.2018
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- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- killing of protestors
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
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Human Rights Defender Rivelino Zarpellon continues to face threats
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- 21.06.2018
- Country
- Brazil
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- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
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- positive CS development
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UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space
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- 02.08.2018
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- Bahrain
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Human rights defenders harrassed and arbitrarily detained
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- 19.06.2018
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- Lebanon
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
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- harassment
- censorship
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Activists threatened and attacked while families of the disappeared protest hearings
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- 07.08.2018
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- Sri Lanka
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- women
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- minority groups
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- enforced disappearance
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Continued attacks on independent journalists
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- 06.07.2018
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
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- protest
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- time,place restrictions
- access to info. law
- positive court ruling
- women
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Kenyan activist disappears ahead of protests while a new cyber crimes law is challenged in court
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- 20.07.2018
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- Kenya
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- harassment
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
- attack on HRD