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Despite international scrutiny and criticism, Turkmen authorities restrict civic freedoms
- Published at
- 15.05.2017
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- Turkmenistan
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- religious groups
- political interference
- minority groups
- land rights
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Immigration and impending elections lead to protests in Bulgaria
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- 27.04.2017
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- Bulgaria
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- positive court ruling
- refugees and migrants
- religious groups
- environmental rights
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Offensive and discriminatory language used against minority groups in the Netherlands
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- 05.05.2017
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- Netherlands
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- LGBTI
- religious groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
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Russian government continues to prevent protests and suppress dissent
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- 16.05.2017
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
- office raid
- CSO closure
- protestor(s) detained
- minority groups
- religious groups
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- HRD prosecuted
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Millions demonstrate against Trump as states plan restrictive protest laws
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- 31.01.2017
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- United States of America
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- religious groups
- protest
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No improvement on civic space: Myanmar shuns international scrutiny
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- 05.05.2017
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- religious groups
- travel ban
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
- private sector
- non state actors
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New constitutional amendments - a false hope for democratisation
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- 06.04.2017
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- Kazakhstan
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- office raid
- religious groups
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Continued human rights violations in the world's "fastest emptying country"
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- 28.07.2017
- Country
- Eritrea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- religious groups
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Serbian women in the media face threats, intimidation and harassment
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- 02.08.2017
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- political interference
- LGBTI
- women
- religious groups
- intimidation
- HRD threatened
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A tentative hope for human rights improvements?
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- 13.07.2017
- Country
- Uzbekistan
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- Latest Developments
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- protest
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- surveillance
- travel ban
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Insults, threats and physical attacks against journalists remain a serious concern
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- 17.07.2017
- Country
- Croatia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
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Proposed ban on face veils undermines Norway's free speech ranking
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- 20.07.2017
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- Norway
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- women
- refugees and migrants
- religious groups
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- non state actors
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Authorities hinder civil society's monitoring and human rights activities in Rakhine
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- 26.07.2017
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- self censorship
- religious groups
- minority groups
- travel ban
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In Bangladesh: Protests undermined, opposition persecuted and HRDs harrassed
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- 13.06.2017
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- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
- protest disruption
- religious groups
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- environmental rights
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#IAmMyOwnGuardian activists detained and harassed for defending women's rights
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- 19.06.2017
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- women
- religious groups
- protestor(s) detained
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- environmental rights
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Litany of abuses continues, even under Expo-2017 spotlight
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- 01.08.2017
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- labour rights
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
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Blasphemy law scrapped as Denmark retains healthy press freedom ranking
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- 02.08.2017
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- Denmark
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- violent protest
- religious groups
- protest disruption
- enabling law
- surveillance
- protestor(s) detained
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Concern over proposed amendments to law on religious freedom
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- 07.08.2017
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- Armenia
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
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Wave of arrests in Saudia Arabia
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- 05.10.2017
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- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- women
- religious groups
- minority groups
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- enforced disappearance
- journalist detained
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Crackdown on Christian followers as thousands flee the country
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- 19.09.2017
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- Eritrea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- refugees and migrants