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Russian government continues to prevent protests and suppress dissent
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- 16.05.2017
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- Russia
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
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- CSO closure
- protestor(s) detained
- minority groups
- religious groups
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- HRD prosecuted
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Citizen movements targetted by authorities for peaceful activism
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- 04.05.2017
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- Chad
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Journalists and activists remain in detention on terrorism charges
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- 01.08.2017
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- Cameroon
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Arrests, detentions and murders: Crackdown on media continues
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- 04.12.2017
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- killing of journalist
- self censorship
- bureaucratic restriction
- women
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
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Environmental and land rights defenders threatened and sued
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- 01.08.2017
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- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- excessive force
- protest
- environmental rights
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- private sector
- land rights
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New Russian laws to further limit internet use and curtail freedom of expression
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- 24.07.2017
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- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- CSO closure
- HRD prosecuted
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HRDs arrested and subjected to ill-treatment in UAE prisons
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- 09.06.2017
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- United Arab Emirates
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD prosecuted
- internet restriction
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Omani authorities restrict free expression through censorship and arrests of activists
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- 09.06.2017
- Country
- Oman
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- internet restriction
- journalist detained
- censorship
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
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Justice advocates and government critics continue to feel the heat in Kazakhstan
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- 12.06.2017
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- Kazakhstan
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Two months after mass protests, activists remain in custody and journalists harrassed
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- 15.06.2017
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- Belarus
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- Latest Developments
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- criminal defamation
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Activists attacked and arrested while impunity prevails
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- 20.06.2017
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- Honduras
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- private sector
- women
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- land rights
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Exiled journalist kidnapped in Georgia and now in the hands of Azerbaijani police
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- 16.06.2017
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
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Tajik NGOs, journalists and lawyers under pressure in a repressive state
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- 23.06.2017
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- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- political interference
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD prosecuted
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Critical voices arrested and protests prohibited in Niger
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- 23.06.2017
- Country
- Niger
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- prevention of protest
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs
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Authorities continue to harass and intimidate journalists and activists
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- 28.06.2017
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Rubber bullets, tear gas and arrests as police break up pride protest
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- 03.07.2017
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- LGBTI
- CSO closure
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Litany of abuses continues, even under Expo-2017 spotlight
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- 01.08.2017
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- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- labour rights
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
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Several activists released but human rights situation remains worrisome
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- 16.08.2017
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- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD acquitted
- positive court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
- release of HRDs
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People take a stand against corruption, protesting criminal code reform
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- 11.10.2017
- Country
- Guatemala
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- violent protest
- labour rights
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- political interference
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
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Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in prison
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- 28.08.2017
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- women
- HRD detained
- religious groups
- HRD prosecuted