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Persecution of activists continue while abuses against Uighurs remain in the spotlight
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- 07.03.2019
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- China
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#OdupriSe builds unity against government corruption
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- 09.04.2019
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- Montenegro
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Freedoms under attack with legislation restricting protests and hostility toward journalists
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- 25.11.2019
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- United States of America
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Ongoing attacks against environmental activists and journalists in India while critics harassed
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- 10.09.2019
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- India
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Women on front line of peaceful protests bear the brunt of violent crackdown amid state of emergency
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- 20.03.2019
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- Sudan
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Media censored, activists silenced and opposition weakened ahead of Thai elections
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- 21.03.2019
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- Thailand
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Des journalistes détenus et plus de cent arrestations lors de manifestations de l'opposition
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- 08.03.2019
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- Cameroon
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Civic freedoms in Cuba becoming increasingly restrained
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- 04.07.2019
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Political crisis undermines civic space freedoms
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- 19.03.2019
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- Venezuela
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Student activists detained during protest against evictions in Taiwan
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- 15.04.2019
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West Papuan protests met with internet shutdown, arrests of activists and excessive force
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- 11.09.2019
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- Indonesia
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April 2019 legislative elections marred by civic space violations
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- 28.11.2019
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- Benin
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Whistleblower reveals government monitoring journalists and activists due to their work
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- 29.04.2019
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Some positive civic space developments, but more to be done to keep promises
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- 01.05.2019
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- Kyrgyzstan
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New Australian law to crackdown on violent videos on social media may lead to censorship
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- 17.04.2019
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EU signs trade deal with Vietnam despite ongoing suppression of civic freedoms
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- 15.07.2019
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New constitution voting process triggers violations to civic space
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- 21.03.2019
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- Cuba
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Escalating concerns over right to privacy and freedom of expression on the net in South Korea
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- 14.05.2019
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30th April 2019: another peak in repression
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- 14.05.2019
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UK anti-terror legislative and judicial steps threaten civil rights and freedom
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- 16.05.2019
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