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Poor resilience to misinformation sparks concern amid COVID-19
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- 22.04.2020
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- Albania
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- attack on journalist
- public vilification
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El Salvador’s response to COVID-19 excessively restricts fundamental rights, say CSOs
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- 07.04.2020
- Country
- El Salvador
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- Latest Developments
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- public vilification
- women
- harassment
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- non state actors
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OSC: la respuesta de El Salvador contra la COVID-19 restringe en exceso los derechos fundamentales
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- 14.04.2020
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- El Salvador
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- bureaucratic restriction
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- harassment
- HRD threatened
- non state actors
- public vilification
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Civic space concerns reinforced by COVID-19 response
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- 27.05.2020
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- Kyrgyzstan
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- Latest Developments
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Spread of coronavirus and emergency safety measures put pressure on civic freedoms
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- 20.04.2020
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- United States of America
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
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- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
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Venezuela reprime las actividades de la sociedad civil y restringe su financiación
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- 07.06.2021
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- Venezuela
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- Latest Developments
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- journalist detained
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Militarised police continue to use excessive force against protesters
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- 13.07.2020
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- United States of America
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- Latest Developments
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- bureaucratic restriction
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- protest disruption
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- protest
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- violent protest
- non state actors
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Vanuatu emergency extension questioned, journalists blocked from taking photos at airport
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- 23.07.2020
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- Vanuatu
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- censorship
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Journalists bear the brunt of repression of expression in Somalia
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- 07.08.2020
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- Somalia
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Venezuela stifles dissent with political interference in opposition parties and detentions
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- 12.08.2020
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- Venezuela
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- Latest Developments
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- public vilification
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- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
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Activists, journalists face smear campaigns, harassment and censorship during COVID-19
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- 23.07.2020
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
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- women
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- youth
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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Human rights group submits report on Nauru to the UN ahead of its 2021 review
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- 17.08.2020
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- Nauru
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
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Las autoridades cubanas impiden las marchas prodemocracia
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- 28.12.2021
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- Cuba
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CSOs and journalists probed for links to money laundering and terrorism
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- 26.08.2020
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
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- intimidation
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Argentina’s former government accused of spying on journalists, civil society leaders and others
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- 14.09.2020
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- Argentina
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- Latest Developments
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- youth
- women
- indigenous groups
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- HRD detained
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- sexual assault
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Acusan al anterior gobierno de espiar a periodistas y líderes de la sociedad civil, entre otros
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- 17.09.2020
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- Argentina
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- Latest Developments
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- bureaucratic restriction
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- women
- indigenous groups
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Cover-up and downplay of COVID-19; massive restrictions on expression
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- 06.10.2020
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- Tajikistan
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- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
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- labour rights
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- internet restriction
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- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Escalation of attacks against independent media and civil society organisations in Venezuela
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- 05.02.2021
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- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- office raid
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
- women
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Activist groups working on North Korea facing intimidation while government restricts protests
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- 23.10.2020
- Country
- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- CSO closure
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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National media regulator suspends twelve newspapers, threatens three others with sanctions
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- 05.11.2020
- Country
- Chad
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD prosecuted
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship