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Turkey's Civic Space Bulletin
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- 30.10.2018
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- Turkey
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Opposition under assault and news websites blocked ahead of Bangladeshi elections
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- 20.12.2018
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- Bangladesh
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Provisional release of journalist Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba after 18 months in pre-trial detention
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- 30.10.2018
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- Republic of the Congo
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Dos miembros del cuerpo de bomberos detenidos por un video satírico
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- 30.10.2018
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- Venezuela
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Civic space under pressure in France - a roundup of the latest developments
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- 11.01.2018
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- France
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Activists fear Rajapaksa’s return to power
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- 05.11.2018
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- Sri Lanka
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Libération provisoire du journaliste Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba après 18 mois de détention provisoire
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- 05.11.2018
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- Republic of the Congo
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「六四」29周年:万人在港悼念多名异见者在中国面临检控
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- 05.07.2018
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- China
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Tensions run high amid name change debate
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- 05.11.2018
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- North Macedonia
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Protests around corruption and censorship of eviction film ahead of APEC regional meeting
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- 08.11.2018
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- Papua New Guinea
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UN experts alarmed over systematic targeting of civil society
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- 06.11.2018
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- Egypt
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Media regulator HAC suspends several media outlets
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- 16.11.2018
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- Gabon
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Spain: Judicial proceedings against artists and a documentary filmmaker
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- 15.06.2019
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- Spain
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Criminal defamation laws used to prosecute online criticism of religion and monarchy
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- 26.03.2019
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- Malaysia
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Hong Kong protests met with excessive force as activists suppressed around Tiananmen anniversary
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- 11.07.2019
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- China
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Assault and harassment of HRD highlight severe repression of civic space in Equatorial Guinea
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- 29.03.2019
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- Equatorial Guinea
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New collaboration seeks to counter disinformation in the media
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- 08.01.2019
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- Lithuania
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Transgender community continues struggle against rising tide of religious intolerance
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- 15.01.2019
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- Tonga
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Confiscation of Nazi flag during independence march provokes debate in Finland
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- 14.01.2019
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- Finland
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Internet shutdown as security forces crackdown on protests: Protesters and citizens killed
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- 16.01.2019
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- Zimbabwe
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