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Opposition members face increasing restrictions ahead of 2021 elections
- Published at
- 28.04.2020
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- Djibouti
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- political interference
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Multiplication des restrictions contre les membres de l'opposition avant les élections de 2021
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- 29.04.2020
- Country
- Djibouti
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- Latest Developments
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- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
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- protest
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- political interference
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Concern over crackdown on opposition and dissenters ahead of 2020 elections
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- 26.05.2020
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- Ethiopia
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- Latest Developments
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- journalist detained
- youth
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
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Systematic persecution of CSO activists; attacks on freedom of expression and assembly continue
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- 20.05.2020
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- Kazakhstan
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- excessive force
- protestor(s) detained
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- women
- restrictive law
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- journalist detained
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- HRD detained
- HRD killing
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HRD arrested, three-year prison sentence for journalist overturned on appeal
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- 01.06.2020
- Country
- Chad
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
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Détention d'un défenseur des droits de l'homme et acquittement en appel d'un journaliste condamné
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- 03.06.2020
- Country
- Chad
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- political interference
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
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Denialism of COVID-19 pandemic and continuous threats to freedom of expression
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- 09.06.2020
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- political interference
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- funding restriction
- intimidation
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
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Election period sees clampdown on freedoms; Outgoing president Nkurunziza dies suddenly
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- 15.06.2020
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- negative court ruling
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- journalist detained
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- HRD killing
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Students, youth, lead calls for democracy in Eswatini
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- 29.10.2021
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- Eswatini
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- protest
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- HRD prosecuted
- youth
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Government uses the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to curtail civic freedoms
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- 19.06.2020
- Country
- Slovenia
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- funding restriction
- intimidation
- protest
- political interference
- censorship
- surveillance
- environmental rights
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Decree prohibits the spread of fake news about COVID-19, raising concerns of media censorship
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- 19.06.2020
- Country
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
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- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- political interference
- restrictive law
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- environmental rights
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Forte répression des libertés pendant la période électorale et décès soudain du président sortant
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- 19.06.2020
- Country
- Burundi
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD killing
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- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
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EU court finds that NGO foreign funding law violates EU law, independent media under threat
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- 02.07.2020
- Country
- Hungary
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- censorship
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Critics detained for COVID-19 related remarks
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- 07.07.2020
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- CSO closure
- release of HRDs
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- censorship
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
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Military forced to admit that journalist Samuel Wazizi died in custody, 10 months after his death
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- 06.07.2020
- Country
- Cameroon
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- protest
- public vilification
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
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Journalists under assault in Brazil with judicial harassment, smear campaigns and vilification
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- 28.03.2020
- Country
- Brazil
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- protest disruption
- political interference
- women
- intimidation
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- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
- protest
- public vilification
- killing of journalist
- positive court ruling
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Civil society platform's accreditation to observe the 22nd February presidential elections withdrawn
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- 16.03.2020
- Country
- Togo
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- time,place restrictions
- excessive force
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Bolivian Ombudsperson accused of political bias by government
- Published at
- 30.07.2020
- Country
- Bolivia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- violent protest
- political interference
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- non state actors
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Draft law seeks to reduce funding to CSOs; PM attacks CSOs during pandemic
- Published at
- 11.08.2020
- Country
- Czech Republic
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- Latest Developments
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- political interference
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Opposition candidates and supporters persecuted, detained ahead of elections
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- 11.08.2020
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
- protest
- political interference
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- release of HRDs
- HRD prosecuted