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Thousands of political prisoners freed but new state of emergency declared
- Published at
- 10.03.2018
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- Ethiopia
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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- protest
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Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists
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- 11.05.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD acquitted
- killing of protestors
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- women
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- HRD detained
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- enforced disappearance
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- sexual assault
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IACHR report finds environment for human rights defenders ‘continues to be one of extreme risk’
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- 14.09.2018
- Country
- Honduras
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- Latest Developments
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- youth
- protest disruption
- killing of protestors
- intimidation
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- protest
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40 radio stations suspend broadcasting for 24 hours to protest press freedom violations
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- 12.03.2018
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- Guinea
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- youth
- attack on journalist
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Several journalists killed and more than 1,600 protesters injured in Gaza
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- 08.05.2018
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- Palestine
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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Hundreds of NGOs demand an end to the state's repression of the right to peaceful assembly
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- 22.05.2018
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- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
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Crackdown on media and opposition around mock inauguration of Odinga
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- 05.04.2018
- Country
- Kenya
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- political interference
- censorship
- youth
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- non state actors
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Environmental protesters in Tamil Nadu shot dead
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- 25.05.2018
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- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- violent protest
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- killing of protestors
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- internet restriction
- extractive industries
- private sector
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
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On 30th March - “Every Palestinian was a target” as security forces used excessive force
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- 06.04.2018
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- Palestine
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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Regressive changes to social security system lead to protests and a brutal crackdown
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- 23.04.2018
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- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
- censorship
- environmental rights
- non state actors
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Women human rights defenders subjected to ill treatment
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- 24.04.2018
- Country
- Iran
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
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- women
- killing of protestors
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Venezuelans facing food shortages encounter danger and excessive force at protests
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- 29.05.2018
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- Venezuela
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- Latest Developments
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- internet restriction
- HRD detained
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
- protest
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Arbitrary arrest of activists, excessive use of force and targeting of journalists in Nepal
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- 28.10.2021
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- Nepal
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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- protest
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- women
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Security forces use excessive force during protests: one student killed
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- 14.06.2018
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- Senegal
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Protection measures granted due to grave risks faced by activists at protests
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- 15.06.2018
- Country
- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- youth
- women
- killing of protestors
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
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13 dead, hundreds injured and detained in widespread protests
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- 22.08.2018
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- Iraq
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
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- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Repression of protests killed 15 people in 2018
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- 07.08.2018
- Country
- Venezuela
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- youth
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- labour rights
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UN Human Rights Chief Zeid concern about denial of access to West Papua
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- 23.06.2018
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- Indonesia
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- attack on journalist
- journalist detained
- land rights
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- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- intimidation
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One dead after police violently repress student protests
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- 10.07.2018
- Country
- Bolivia
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- Latest Developments
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- youth
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- killing of protestors
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
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Iranian authorities block Iran's most widely used messaging app
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- 16.07.2018
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- Iran
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained