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Civil society considers proposed "Stop Soros" laws "deceitful"
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- 09.02.2018
- Country
- Hungary
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- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- refugees and migrants
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- protest
- public vilification
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Civic freedoms under threat from new laws in UK
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- 08.01.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- positive CS development
- internet restriction
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- access to info. law
- surveillance
- private sector
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Draft laws cause concern over potential violations of civic freedoms
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- 10.01.2018
- Country
- Tunisia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
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Attempt to shut down Rappler news site part of efforts to muzzle free expression
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- 01.02.2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- land rights
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Local rights group concerned over restrictions on assembly rights
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- 06.02.2018
- Country
- Belgium
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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Opposition rallies ahead of early presidential election
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- 28.03.2018
- Country
- Azerbaijan
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- Latest Developments
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- surveillance
- religious groups
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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Government plans to assess media sustainability welcomed by some, criticised by others
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- 22.02.2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction
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Women-lead commemorative protest blocked by police
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- 06.03.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- youth
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- women
- harassment
- excessive force
- prevention of protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained
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Latvian CSO warns of "deliberate weakening" of civil society
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- 08.03.2018
- Country
- Latvia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- public vilification
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
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Concerns over public vilification of civil society in Slovenia
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- 08.02.2018
- Country
- Slovenia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- protest
- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction
- environmental rights
- public vilification
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Proposed laws could criminalise whistle-blowers and silence civil society
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- 14.02.2018
- Country
- Australia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- funding restriction
- refugees and migrants
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
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Justice prevails in the case of murdered journalist Pablo Medina
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- 14.02.2018
- Country
- Paraguay
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- bureaucratic restriction
- public vilification
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Killing of student prompts united civil society response to closing space
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- 20.03.2018
- Country
- Tanzania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- public vilification
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Lawyers outside Bar Association of Azerbaijan hindered from practicing profession
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- 20.02.2018
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- women
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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State proposes further restrictions on NGOs in latest amendment to NGO Law
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- 13.03.2018
- Country
- Romania
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- protest
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Orban continues to target CSOs and opponents ahead of April 8th elections
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- 04.04.2018
- Country
- Hungary
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
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Kazakhstan: State vilifies opposition movement and its alleged supporters as “extremists”
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- 03.04.2018
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- private sector
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Several journalists killed and more than 1,600 protesters injured in Gaza
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- 08.05.2018
- Country
- Palestine
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
- self censorship
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- bureaucratic restriction
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Activists report: "Repression is getting worse and worse" in Mauritania
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- 09.05.2018
- Country
- Mauritania
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- HRD detained
- minority groups
- bureaucratic restriction
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Montenegro's 2018 civic space roundup
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- 05.10.2018
- Country
- Montenegro
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- LGBTI
- women
- access to info. law
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- protest
- public vilification
- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction
- non state actors