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Media urged to play effective watchdog role as parliamentary corruption exposed
- Published at
- 08.02.2019
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- Solomon Islands
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- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- labour rights
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Secret agreement with Brazil on Itaipú Dam prompts political crisis in Paraguay
- Published at
- 21.11.2019
- Country
- Paraguay
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- protest
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Despite UN and EU scrutiny, restrictions on civic freedoms remain
- Published at
- 15.02.2019
- Country
- Cambodia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- land rights
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Radio Canelones attacked twice over the last months
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- 15.03.2019
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- Uruguay
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- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
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Journalist sued for exposing Chinese meddling in Taiwan media
- Published at
- 04.09.2019
- Country
- Taiwan
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- LGBTI
- travel ban
- protest
- positive CS development
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Indictments against news site Rappler an attempt to intimidate and control the pubic narrative
- Published at
- 26.02.2019
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- attack on HRD
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- enabling law
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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Prominent WHRD Israa Al-Ghomgham spared death penalty sentence
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- 27.02.2019
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- censorship
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- positive CS development
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Government Amends Contentious CSO law as human rights actors return to the country
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- 05.03.2019
- Country
- Ethiopia
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- Latest Developments
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- violent protest
- restrictive law
- positive CS development
- killing of protestors
- enabling law
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Freedoms under attack with legislation restricting protests and hostility toward journalists
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- 25.11.2019
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- public vilification
- youth
- restrictive law
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- time,place restrictions
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest
- environmental rights
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Civil society reports decrease in freedom of expression violations in 2018
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- 20.03.2019
- Country
- Ecuador
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- indigenous groups
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Some positive civic space developments, but more to be done to keep promises
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- 01.05.2019
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- people with disabilities
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- protest
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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Skopje's first LGBT pride takes place as civic freedoms improve
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- 17.07.2019
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- political interference
- positive CS development
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Turkmenistan: The state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death
- Published at
- 03.12.2019
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- Turkmenistan
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- positive CS development
- public vilification
- intimidation
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Diez periodistas asesinados en México este año mientras aumenta la violencia contra los medios
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- 12.09.2019
- Country
- Mexico
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- protest
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Ousted President Bashir charged over killings of protesters, while protests met with new violence
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- 17.05.2019
- Country
- Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
- positive CS development
- excessive force
- protest
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UN rights committee questions Tonga on freedom of expression for children
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- 21.05.2019
- Country
- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
- positive CS development
- youth
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Bhutan urged to repeal criminal defamation laws during Human Right Council review
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- 17.07.2019
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- Bhutan
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- self censorship
- criminal defamation
- positive CS development
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Tunisia civic space under threat by emergency bill and attempts to undermine transitional justice
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- 05.06.2019
- Country
- Tunisia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- excessive force
- CSO closure
- harassment
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- self censorship
- protest disruption
- office raid
- positive court ruling
- censorship
- LGBTI
- positive CS development
- negative court ruling
- protest
- sexual assault
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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Growing protection concerns as journalists in Greece targeted by violent actors
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- 18.06.2019
- Country
- Greece
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- protest
- violent protest
- non state actors
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CSOs in Slovenia win lawsuits, while cooperation between CSOs and state continues
- Published at
- 29.05.2019
- Country
- Slovenia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
- environmental rights
- non state actors