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Civil society calls for all restrictions to be lifted ahead of elections as persecution continues
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- 13.11.2018
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- Thailand
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Activists say freedom of expression worsening as Suu Kyi is stripped of award
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- 14.11.2018
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- Myanmar
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La HAC suspend plusieurs médias
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- 19.11.2018
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- Gabon
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Civil society highlights torture and ill-treatment of activists at UN review
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- 20.11.2018
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- Vietnam
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Omani journalists arrested and detained ahead of Israeli Prime Minister visit
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- 20.11.2018
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- Oman
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Nine Hong Kong “Umbrella movement” activists facing trial while pro-independence party banned
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- 17.11.2018
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- China
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La crisis política socava las libertades del espacio cívico
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- 01.04.2019
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- Venezuela
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Widespread protests in Sudan see excessive force and systematic repression of civic freedoms
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- 17.01.2019
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- Sudan
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Singapore cracks down on critical news websites to silence dissent
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- 21.11.2018
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- Singapore
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Concern after brutal attack on women HRDs in prison
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- 27.11.2018
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- Nicaragua
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Women's rights come to the fore in India
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- 29.11.2018
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- India
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Intimidation of journalists and actors in Venezuela
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- 15.08.2019
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- Venezuela
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Hostility towards the media persists in the USA
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- 22.11.2018
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- United States of America
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New media charter considered "worthless" by journalists
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- 30.11.2018
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- Sudan
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Human rights defenders arrested and journalists injured
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- 03.12.2018
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- Syria
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Journalists slain as Somalia tops Media Impunity Index
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- 04.12.2018
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- Somalia
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Website blocked and HRD's twitter account hacked
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- 07.12.2018
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- Kuwait
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Residents protest failure to deliver on housing in Ryanggang Province
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- 10.12.2018
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- North Korea
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Protests and tensions lead to internet restrictions
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- 10.12.2018
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- Tajikistan
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Social movements repressed and critical voices remain silenced
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- 10.12.2018
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- Morocco
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