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Anti-racism protests held to counteract far-right marches
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- 05.12.2018
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- Japan
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- protest
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Indictments against news site Rappler an attempt to intimidate and control the pubic narrative
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- 26.02.2019
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- Philippines
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- attack on HRD
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Government Amends Contentious CSO law as human rights actors return to the country
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- 05.03.2019
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- Ethiopia
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- violent protest
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Latvia: new amendments provide a more favourable regulation for donations
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- 30.07.2019
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- Latvia
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- funding restriction
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Belgium approves law creating long overdue human rights institution
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- 15.06.2019
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- Belgium
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Civil society criticizes new regulations on peaceful assembly
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- 24.10.2019
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- Belarus
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- enabling law
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Lethal force used against farmers as drought drives protest
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- 23.05.2017
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- India
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Police fire tear gas at peaceful demonstrators, including persons with disabilities
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- 29.06.2017
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- Peru
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- protest
- extractive industries
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Blasphemy law scrapped as Denmark retains healthy press freedom ranking
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- 02.08.2017
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- Denmark
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Constant repression of protests in Panama
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- 08.09.2017
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- Panama
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- extractive industries
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New NGO law welcomed as challenges to civic space remain
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- 04.04.2018
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- Slovenia
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- harassment
- positive CS development
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
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Mali - third African country to adopt law on protection of HRDs
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- 23.01.2018
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- Mali
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- positive CS development
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- protest
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Protests over Congress' inaction on immigration, racial justice and gun control
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- 27.02.2018
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- United States of America
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- refugees and migrants
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- protest
- sexual assault
- extractive industries
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Two important victories for anti-fracking protestors
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- 24.04.2018
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- United Kingdom
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President Weah submits bill to repeal certain limitations on free expression
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- 14.06.2018
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- Liberia
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- women
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- criminal defamation
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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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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
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- harassment
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
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Civil society in Solomon Islands concerned about limitations in Anti-Corruption Bill
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- 25.07.2018
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- Solomon Islands
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- land rights
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New anti-corruption laws protecting whistle blowers and the media passed
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- 04.10.2018
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- Solomon Islands
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- positive CS development
- access to info. law
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Union protest banned, court outlaws broad restriction of protests
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- 19.10.2018
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- Zimbabwe
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- positive court ruling
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- enabling law
- HRD detained
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Journalists face legal and administrative challenges
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- 07.01.2020
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- Belarus
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- Latest Developments
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- labour rights
- enabling law
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction