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Spain: Judicial proceedings against artists and a documentary filmmaker
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- 15.06.2019
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- Spain
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CSOs listed as foreign agents, as protesters clash with police
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- 18.07.2019
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- Russia
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Criminalisation of activists and protesters continue forcing people to leave the country
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- 09.11.2018
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- Nicaragua
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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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Government bans NGOs for 3 months amid continued crackdown on civil society
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- 10.01.2019
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- Burundi
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Pressure against journalists in Belarus continues
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- 15.01.2019
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Critics of military junta continue to be criminalised
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- 07.09.2018
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- Thailand
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La criminalización de activistas y manifestantes sigue obligando a muchos a irse del país
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- 19.11.2018
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- Nicaragua
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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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Three women HRDs sentenced to two and a half years in prison
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- 26.11.2018
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- Guatemala
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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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Private security company hired by authorities to research anti-base protesters in Okinawa
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- 02.04.2019
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- Japan
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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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Connivence entre le service de renseignements et des entreprises de secteur énergétique
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- 30.08.2019
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- Canada
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Freedom of expression and human rights defenders remain vulnerable in Guatemala
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- 07.06.2019
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- Guatemala
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Anti-government protests continue amid concerns critical voices are being suppressed
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- 20.12.2018
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- Serbia
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Atlantic Council declared an undesirable organisation by authorities
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- 02.09.2019
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- Russia
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Supreme Court ruling sets dangerous precedent for journalists’ source confidentiality
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- 12.12.2018
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- Canada
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Several Azerbaijani activists declare hunger strike
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- 20.02.2019
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- Azerbaijan
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