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Nicaragua: criminalización, difamación y acoso de personas defensoras de los DD. HH
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- 20.12.2019
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- Nicaragua
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Crisis política en Bolivia: manifestaciones violentas y posibles ejecuciones extrajudiciales
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- 23.01.2020
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- Bolivia
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Violent protests and alleged extrajudicial executions in Bolivia as political crisis escalated
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- 21.01.2020
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- Bolivia
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- attack on journalist
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The onslaught on freedom of expression shows no sign of abating
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- 05.02.2020
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- Turkey
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Journalists threatened as people demand clean air in Skopje
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- 17.02.2020
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- North Macedonia
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Censorship hindering free speech "like a brick wall"
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- 06.03.2020
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- Turkey
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Media outlets face pressure as state innovates to silence criticism
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- 20.04.2020
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- Serbia
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- Latest Developments
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Detention activists, protests banned, negative impact of terrorism on media freedom
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- 30.03.2020
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- Burkina Faso
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Détention de militants, interdiction de manifestations et impact du terrorisme sur les médias
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- 01.04.2020
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- Burkina Faso
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Bolivian Ombudsperson accused of political bias by government
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- 30.07.2020
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- Bolivia
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Polarisation continues after presidential elections in Bolivia
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- 06.12.2020
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- Bolivia
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- self censorship
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International watchdog rates Bhutan’s status as ‘partly free’
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- 29.10.2020
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- Bhutan
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Groups express concern over deteriorating media freedom
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- 20.08.2020
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- Georgia
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Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide
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- 25.08.2020
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- Brazil
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- Latest Developments
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- self censorship
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- intimidation
- positive court ruling
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- restrictive law
- harassment
- protest
- HRD killing
- women
- political interference
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- labour rights
- prevention of protest
- internet restriction
- LGBTI
- minority groups
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- non state actors
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- extractive industries
- indigenous groups
- public vilification
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Laws on Foreign Agents and Cybercrimes restrict civic space further in Nicaragua
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- 16.12.2020
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- Nicaragua
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- Latest Developments
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- positive CS development
- HRD detained
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- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
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- LGBTI
- funding restriction
- women
- youth
- intimidation
- censorship
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Violations of freedom of expression continue unabated during COVID-19 pandemic
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- 21.05.2020
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- Palestine
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Climate activists detained; clashes at anti-Islam protest
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- 12.10.2020
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- Norway
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Colombia en alerta: aumentan las masacres, el asesinato de líderes sociales y la represión
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- 30.09.2020
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- Colombia
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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- journalist detained
- youth
- intimidation
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- indigenous groups
- HRD killing
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- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
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Government actions spark chilling effects on freedom of expression
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- 06.11.2020
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- Albania
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- Latest Developments
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Continúa la polarización tras las elecciones presidenciales en Bolivia
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- 16.12.2020
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- Bolivia
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- protest
- extractive industries
- indigenous groups
- environmental rights
- women
- non state actors
- HRD threatened
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- attack on journalist
- positive court ruling
- self censorship