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UN Human Rights Committee slams Laos record on civil and political rights
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- 23.08.2018
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- Laos
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UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space
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- 02.08.2018
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- Bahrain
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Activists continue to face persecution as thousands mark Tiananmen anniversary in Hong Kong
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- 05.07.2018
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- China
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Saudi authorities detain women human rights defenders in latest crackdown
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- 29.08.2018
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- Saudi Arabia
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Blogger Naïm Touré sentenced to two months in prison
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- 17.07.2018
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- Burkina Faso
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Scores of anti-war protesters prosecuted across Myanmar
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- 18.07.2018
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- Myanmar
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Hun Sen increases restrictions on media and online expression in Cambodia ahead of elections
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- 20.07.2018
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- Cambodia
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Singapore Public Order Act used to restrict or criminalise expression and peaceful assembly
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- 26.07.2018
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- Singapore
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HRDs given three-month suspended prison sentences
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- 26.07.2018
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- Niger
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CIVICUS Monitor Speaks to Lebanese Center for Human Rights
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- 30.07.2018
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- Lebanon
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An ever-closing space for dissent: India cracks down on human rights defenders
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- 31.08.2018
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- India
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Prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor sentenced to ten years imprisonment
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- 05.09.2018
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- United Arab Emirates
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UN and rights group findings show systematic repression of Muslims from the Xinjiang Uighur region
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- 14.09.2018
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- China
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UN fact-finding mission finds serious crimes fuelled by the silencing of critical voices
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- 19.09.2018
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- Myanmar
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Conviction of former General involved in disappearances of activists important step for justice
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- 21.09.2018
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- Philippines
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India: Routine Repression of Civil Society
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- 25.09.2018
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- India
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Kabila not running for another term, but human rights concerns persist
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- 27.09.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Humanitarian NGO volunteers arrested, facing up to 20 years in jail
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- 02.10.2018
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- Greece
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Authorities arrest HRDs, target family members and sentence journalists to lashings & imprisonment
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- 08.10.2018
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- Iran
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- HRD detained
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Despite release of activists, suppression continues after ‘sham’ elections
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- 11.10.2018
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- Cambodia
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- restrictive law
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