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Protests around corruption and censorship of eviction film ahead of APEC regional meeting
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- 08.11.2018
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- Papua New Guinea
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Criminal defamation laws used to prosecute online criticism of religion and monarchy
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- 26.03.2019
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- Malaysia
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Hong Kong protests met with excessive force as activists suppressed around Tiananmen anniversary
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- 11.07.2019
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- China
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Attacks on journalists increasingly connected to government corruption and criminal investigations
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- 13.11.2018
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- Mexico
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Six years on, groups demand effective investigation into disappearance of activist Sombath Somphone
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- 17.01.2019
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- Laos
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Land disputes undermine civic space in Honduras
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- 19.11.2018
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- Honduras
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Civil society highlights torture and ill-treatment of activists at UN review
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- 20.11.2018
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- Vietnam
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17 journalists killed between 2015 and 2018
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- 22.11.2018
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- Guatemala
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Civil society concerned about physical attacks and ongoing prosecution of Thai activists
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- 12.07.2019
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- Thailand
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Wave of killing of human rights defenders continues
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- 17.12.2018
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- Colombia
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Human rights lawyer assisting families of slain sugar farmers in Sagay gunned down
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- 22.11.2018
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- Philippines
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Two land activists murdered in Brazil
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- 18.12.2018
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- Brazil
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Protesters in Myanmar face arbitrary arrest, prosecution and excessive force
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- 01.04.2019
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- Myanmar
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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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Moratorium on use of repressive laws lifted despite promises at the UN human rights council
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- 04.12.2018
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- Malaysia
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String of attacks against journalists while growing calls for the passage of the RTI Bill
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- 11.12.2018
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- Ghana
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Four environmental defenders criminalised in Paraguay
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- 05.06.2019
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Indigenous communities under severe attacks
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- 22.01.2019
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- Paraguay
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Arrest of 14 people at a pipeline protest prompts national outrage
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- 12.02.2019
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- Canada
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- people with disabilities
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Lack of accountability for police violence, attacks on journalists and activists in Indonesia
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- 21.11.2019
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- Indonesia
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