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Investigative journalism under attack: CIVICUS Monitor speaks to award-winning journalist
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- 17.08.2017
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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- political interference
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- attack on journalist
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- self censorship
- women
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International civil society puts pressure on Sudanese authorities to respect human rights
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- 05.12.2017
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- Sudan
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- bureaucratic restriction
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- release of HRDs
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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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- HRD threatened
- political interference
- private sector
- intimidation
- environmental rights
- negative court ruling
- protest
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Pernicious threats against journalists hamper political and investigative reporting
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- 20.11.2017
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- Montenegro
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Regional tensions spur militarisation of Japan, sparking citizen protests
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- 12.12.2017
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- Japan
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- Latest Developments
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- minority groups
- protest
- political interference
- environmental rights
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Court finds Bulgarian politician guilty of anti-Roma rhetoric
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- 15.12.2017
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- Bulgaria
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- protest
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Environmental rights defender killed as authorities label activists as ‘terrorists’
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- 27.03.2018
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- Philippines
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- environmental rights
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Burundi: President silences critics and “illegally” taxes citizens in lead up to referendum
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- 22.02.2018
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- Burundi
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State continues relentless targeting of opposition leaders
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- 19.12.2017
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- Rwanda
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Outcry over jamming and hacking of radio stations and blocking of online news outlet
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- 20.12.2017
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- Benin
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- positive CS development
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Uzbekistan: Some positive developments but critics and journalists still face reprisals
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- 20.12.2017
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- Uzbekistan
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- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- journalist detained
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- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- protestor(s) detained
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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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- political interference
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- refugees and migrants
- violent protest
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Civic space violations continue during post-electoral crisis
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- 30.01.2018
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- Honduras
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- attack on HRD
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- protest
- killing of protestors
- political interference
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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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- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- killing of journalist
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- political interference
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- journalist detained
- non state actors
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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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- intimidation
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- protest
- criminal defamation
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- prevention of protest
- political interference
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- time,place restrictions
- surveillance
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Civil society considers proposed "Stop Soros" laws "deceitful"
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- 09.02.2018
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- Hungary
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- funding restriction
- refugees and migrants
- political interference
- restrictive law
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Opposition-led protests against the government's changes to the electoral law continue
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- 22.12.2017
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- Moldova
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Civic freedoms under threat from new laws in UK
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- 08.01.2018
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- United Kingdom
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Danish government cuts funding to CSOs operating in Palestine
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- 16.01.2018
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- Denmark
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- Latest Developments
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- funding restriction
- political interference