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Fracking protestors jail sentence overturned on appeal
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- 05.11.2018
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- United Kingdom
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Tensions run high amid name change debate
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- 05.11.2018
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- North Macedonia
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Police charged for unjustified use of violence, as Romanian politicians blame protestors
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- 02.11.2018
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- Romania
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Anti-Nuclear Activists Arrested during simultaneous raids
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- 05.07.2018
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- France
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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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Removal of blasphemy from constitution "an important step" for Ireland
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- 15.01.2019
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- Ireland
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As negotiations continue, Latvian CSOs look forward to good relations with new government
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- 15.01.2019
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- Latvia
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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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Ongoing legal and policy changes to protect freedom of expression, welcomed by UN Special Rapporteur
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- 14.11.2018
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- Ecuador
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Warring Factions Sign Peace Agreement, Pledge to Release Political Prisoners
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- 16.11.2018
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- South Sudan
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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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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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Improvement of civic space ratings but violations still occur
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- 26.11.2018
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- Gambia
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New government moves to open space for dialogue with civil society
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- 28.11.2018
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- Slovenia
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Reforms Continue as Parties Ready for Promised 2020 Election
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- 22.01.2019
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- Ethiopia
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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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Femen protestors met with violence by pro-Franco supporters in Madrid
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- 07.12.2018
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- Spain
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#Maanash fightback against new law
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- 10.12.2018
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- Jordan
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Government shutdown drives workers to protest Washington's inaction
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- 31.01.2019
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- United States of America
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Activists in Malaysia facing various forms of harassment from authorities
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- 19.11.2019
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- Malaysia
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