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CSO threatened with fine for migrant rescue operations; anti-LGBT groups win court cases
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- 15.08.2019
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Spain: Judicial proceedings against artists and a documentary filmmaker
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- 15.06.2019
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CSOs listed as foreign agents, as protesters clash with police
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- 18.07.2019
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Six years on, groups demand effective investigation into disappearance of activist Sombath Somphone
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- 17.01.2019
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Connivence entre le service de renseignements et des entreprises de secteur énergétique
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- 30.08.2019
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Millions Rally in Support of Catalonian Independence
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- 05.10.2018
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Youth militias target fledgling opposition parties
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- 03.09.2019
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Concerns about freedom of expression in Nigeria: journalists arrested, protests repressed
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- 19.11.2019
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- Nigeria
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Criminal defamation law repealed but those expressing critical views still at risk
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- 30.01.2019
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- Maldives
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De jeunes milices ciblent des partis d'opposition émergents
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- 07.09.2019
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- Burundi
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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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The EU adopts important benchmarks, as repression continues in Turkmenistan
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- 29.04.2019
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Ruling party steps up harassment to silence critical journalists and media outlets
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- 27.05.2019
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Opposition party slams government for failure to defend rule of law
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- 21.05.2019
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- Ethiopia
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Demonstrators protest neo-nazi march
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- 14.06.2019
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Misuse of ICCPR Act and judicial system to stifle freedom of expression in Sri Lanka
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- 05.07.2019
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- Sri Lanka
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Human Right Council calls on Brunei to review legislation limiting fundamental freedoms
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- 19.07.2019
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Arrests, office raids and internet restrictions as Lebanon continue crackdown on media freedom
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- 13.08.2019
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Macedonia's civic space roundup
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- 16.05.2019
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Intelligence agency coordinated with energy companies to spy on groups engaged in peaceful advocacy
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- 19.08.2019
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- Canada
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