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Health rights activist arrested for contempt of court in Nepal
- Published at
- 17.01.2018
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- Nepal
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- HRD detained
- protest
- release of HRDs
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Protesters killed, WHRDs and journalists arrested as protests rock Sudan
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- 06.03.2018
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- Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- journalist detained
- women
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
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- protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
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Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists
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- 11.05.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- killing of protestors
- non state actors
- journalist detained
- women
- protestor(s) detained
- release of HRDs
- youth
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- HRD detained
- protest
- HRD killing
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- HRD prosecuted
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Some public criticism of security services surfaces but open public debate remains far-off
- Published at
- 05.03.2018
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- women
- surveillance
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- release of HRDs
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Protesters and journalists denied access to legal representation
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- 14.03.2018
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- violent protest
- killing of journalist
- release of HRDs
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest
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The CIVICUS Monitor speaks to a Sudanese activist
- Published at
- 16.03.2018
- Country
- Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
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- excessive force
- protest
- release of HRDs
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A surge in travel bans leaves activists and journalists unable to speak out overseas
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- 13.04.2018
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD acquitted
- HRD detained
- censorship
- excessive force
- labour rights
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- LGBTI
- women
- youth
- protest
- release of HRDs
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Undeterred by repression, civil society continued to mobilise against austerity measures
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- 26.04.2018
- Country
- Chad
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Release of HRDs involved in 2011 storming of National Assembly
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- 20.04.2018
- Country
- Kuwait
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- release of HRDs
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Lawyer defending environmental rights activist killed in Honduras
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- 26.04.2018
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- Honduras
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- youth
- women
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- harassment
- HRD detained
- release of HRDs
- HRD killing
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- land rights
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Unending restrictions on civic freedoms
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- 02.05.2018
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- women
- self censorship
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- time,place restrictions
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Government lifts the state of emergency and releases political prisoners
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- 18.06.2018
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- release of HRDs
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Saudi authorities' relentless crackdown on WHRDs continues
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- 19.06.2018
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs
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Appeals Court orders retrial in foreign funding case
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- 15.06.2018
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- funding restriction
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs
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Sliding downhill: concerns remain regarding the civic space situation despite releases
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- 24.08.2018
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- religious groups
- minority groups
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- censorship
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Human rights defenders harrassed and arbitrarily detained
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- 19.06.2018
- Country
- Lebanon
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- time,place restrictions
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
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New cybercrime law: an assault on freedom of expression
- Published at
- 17.07.2018
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- women
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
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Rising electricity prices spark protests
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- 28.08.2018
- Country
- Panama
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- release of HRDs
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CSOs documented over 130 attacks against the press in the context of elections
- Published at
- 23.07.2018
- Country
- Mexico
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- private sector
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- women
- refugees and migrants
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
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Somaliland authorities continue attack on free expression
- Published at
- 24.07.2018
- Country
- Somalia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- CSO closure
- release of HRDs
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- negative court ruling