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Government poised to decriminalise libel
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- 03.04.2019
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- Sierra Leone
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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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Protests violently dispersed, journalists detained
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- 22.01.2019
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- Uganda
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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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Arbitrary arrests of pro-democracy activists ahead of 23rd December elections
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- 19.12.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Yemen's human rights record examined by the UN as human rights defenders arrested
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- 19.02.2019
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- Yemen
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Several Azerbaijani activists declare hunger strike
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- 20.02.2019
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- Azerbaijan
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Concerns about freedom of expression in Nigeria: journalists arrested, protests repressed
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- 19.11.2019
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- Nigeria
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- bureaucratic restriction
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Heavy prison sentences for HRDs
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- 11.02.2019
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- Togo
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Authorities' growing intolerance of critical online voices
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- 11.02.2019
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- Côte d'Ivoire
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Ongoing attacks on journalists and activists, as elections draw near
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- 12.02.2019
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- India
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- killing of journalist
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Reinforced authoritarianism – sentencing of opposition activists, surveillance of citizens
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- 01.02.2019
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- Kazakhstan
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Des lourdes peines de prison pour deux défenseurs des droits de l’homme
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- 14.02.2019
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- Togo
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Intolérance croissante des autorités face aux voix critiques en ligne
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- 15.02.2019
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- Côte d'Ivoire
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Human rights groups decry deteriorating situation as peace agreement remains unimplemented
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- 05.09.2019
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- South Sudan
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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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Omani authorities target bloggers and journalists
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- 27.02.2019
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- Oman
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Civil society groups denied registration while journalists and activists are being silenced
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- 01.03.2019
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- Pakistan
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Persecution of activists continue while abuses against Uighurs remain in the spotlight
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- 07.03.2019
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- China
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Ongoing attacks against environmental activists and journalists in India while critics harassed
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- 10.09.2019
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- India
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- environmental rights
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- extractive industries
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- non state actors
- HRD threatened
- office raid
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- land rights