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Independent newspaper shut down permanently by Omani Supreme Court
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- 14.11.2017
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- Oman
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Kazakhstan: Problematic draft laws and politically-motivated imprisonments
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- 27.11.2017
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- Kazakhstan
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- Latest Developments
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Death knell for democracy as political opposition dissolved
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- 20.11.2017
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- Cambodia
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- Latest Developments
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Head of Chechen human rights NGO detained and staff threatened
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- 05.02.2018
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- Russia
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Supreme Court ruling strikes a blow to the right to access public information
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- 20.12.2017
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- El Salvador
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Nationalistic feelings surge during large Independence Day march
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- 19.12.2017
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- Poland
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Catalonia: tensions remain high as Madrid asserts control
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- 21.12.2017
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- Spain
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Crackdown on journalists and protests in the run-up to and after Somaliland election
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- 21.12.2017
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- Somalia
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- Latest Developments
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Kyrgyzstan: Will the new president break with his predecessor’s troubling human rights legacy?
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- 21.12.2017
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- Kyrgyzstan
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Human rights situation deteriorates as Bahrain's Prince meets President Trump over business deals
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- 22.12.2017
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- Bahrain
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Citizens protest Supreme Court decision that allows Morales to run for fourth term in 2019
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- 03.01.2018
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- Bolivia
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Lawyer threatened for advocating on behalf of indigenous communities' rights
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- 04.05.2018
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- Bolivia
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New penal code could threaten civic space in Oman
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- 02.02.2018
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- Oman
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Serious freedom of expression concerns remain under new president
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- 26.02.2018
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- Kyrgyzstan
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Alarming wave of attacks against human rights defenders and journalists
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- 09.03.2018
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- Colombia
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- attack on HRD
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- attack on journalist
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- negative court ruling
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Government declares state of emergency and detains Supreme Court judges
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- 07.02.2018
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- Maldives
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Artists and social media users impacted by Spain's legal restrictions on free expression
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- 06.03.2018
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- Spain
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Attacks on fundamental freedoms continue in the lead up to elections
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- 09.02.2018
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- Cambodia
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Tashi Wangchuk and other activists imprisoned as President Xi tightens grip on power
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- 19.03.2018
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- China
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- LGBTI
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- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
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State suspends two newspapers claiming the existence of political prisoners in the country
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- 16.02.2018
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- Côte d'Ivoire
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- political interference
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- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
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