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Suppression of civil society continues in Bahrain
- Published at
- 29.07.2016
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- CSO closure
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- funding restriction
- protest
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LGBTI activist murdered as crackdown intensifies in Turkey
- Published at
- 04.10.2016
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- LGBTI
- minority groups
- attack on journalist
- internet restriction
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- harassment
- travel ban
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Authorities tighten surveillance of CSOs in the wake of terror attacks
- Published at
- 28.09.2016
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- LGBTI
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
Russia's new anti-terror laws threaten free expression, privacy
- Published at
- 28.07.2016
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- CSO closure
- censorship
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Police repression amid Catalonia Independence Referendum
- Published at
- 01.10.2017
- Country
- Spain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- protest
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Ethiopia declares state of emergency as crackdown intensifies
- Published at
- 17.10.2016
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- HRD detained
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
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Activist arrested for holding allegedly unauthorised demonstration
- Published at
- 21.10.2016
- Country
- Malawi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- HRD detained
- protest
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Court rulings boost free expression, access to information
- Published at
- 28.10.2016
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- internet restriction
- access to info. law
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New report points to online expression violations in Qatar, region
- Published at
- 03.11.2016
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
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Kurdish minority representatives the latest targets of Turkey's unending crackdown
- Published at
- 04.11.2016
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- internet restriction
- minority groups
- HRD detained
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High inflation and attacks on LGBTIQ on the spotlight ahead of elections
- Published at
- 01.11.2022
- Country
- Kenya
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- protestor(s) detained
- religious groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- HRD prosecuted
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Refugees protest poor detention centre conditions on Australian-controlled Manus Island
- Published at
- 19.10.2017
- Country
- Australia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- self censorship
- restrictive law
- protest
- refugees and migrants
- labour rights
- minority groups
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Thousands still detained as state of emergency continues to deny rights
- Published at
- 07.02.2017
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- release of HRDs
- censorship
- HRD detained
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One by one, Turkish authorities close off avenues for dissent
- Published at
- 20.01.2017
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions
- protest
- internet restriction
- censorship
- CSO closure
- access to info. law
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- surveillance
- excessive force
- attack on journalist
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
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Journalists, bloggers to be included in foreign agents law
- Published at
- 24.08.2018
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- women
- youth
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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Protest leaders on trial as resistence in Anglophone cameroon continues
- Published at
- 14.02.2017
- Country
- Cameroon
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- CSO closure
- HRD detained
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Ombudsman report: “Fair use” policy for internet users limits rights
- Published at
- 18.08.2017
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- labour rights
- protest
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State continues to suppress civic activism in Malawi
- Published at
- 23.02.2017
- Country
- Malawi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- protest
- public vilification
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Authorities prohibit peaceful protest in Freetown
- Published at
- 24.02.2017
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- HRD detained
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In 2016, respect for civic space declined dramatically in Tajikistan
- Published at
- 28.02.2017
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- time,place restrictions
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- surveillance
- funding restriction
- protest disruption
- bureaucratic restriction