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Civil society calls upon President Sisi to reject restrictive NGO law in Egypt
- Published at
- 02.12.2016
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- Egypt
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- funding restriction
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State increases pressure on civil society organisations in Kenya
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- 23.12.2016
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- Kenya
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- HRD detained
- public vilification
- excessive force
- bureaucratic restriction
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Conditions worsen for Tunisian civil society
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- 06.03.2017
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- Tunisia
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- Latest Developments
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- torture/ill-treatment
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
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Court cancels two prison sentences as authorities still target HRDs
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- 07.02.2017
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- Oman
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- travel ban
- harassment
- intimidation
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Repeated confiscation of newspapers prompts protests from journalists in Sudan
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- 17.01.2017
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- Sudan
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- HRD detained
- travel ban
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Outrage at Aliyev's EU visit as activists continue to be persecuted at home
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- 15.02.2017
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- Azerbaijan
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- Latest Developments
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- attack on journalist
- LGBTI
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- harassment
- travel ban
- criminal defamation
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Human righs lawyer banned from travel outside the country
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- 23.02.2017
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- Qatar
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- attack on HRD
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Uzbek journalist Muhammad Bekjanov freed after 18 years in prison
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- 24.02.2017
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- Uzbekistan
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
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Human rights defenders jailed and banned from travelling
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- 17.02.2017
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- Saudi Arabia
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- travel ban
- women
- HRD detained
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Upcoming referendum could further curtail civic freedoms
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- 15.03.2017
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- Turkey
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- Latest Developments
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- women
- protest disruption
- CSO closure
- travel ban
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- violent protest
- censorship
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Despite releases, conditions remain dire for HRDs in Uzbekistan
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- 07.03.2017
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- Uzbekistan
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- labour rights
- protest
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- religious groups
- release of HRDs
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
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International alarm over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims
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- 13.03.2017
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- Myanmar
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- Latest Developments
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- access to info. law
- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
- torture/ill-treatment
- attack on HRD
- travel ban
- HRD killing
- bureaucratic restriction
- surveillance
- censorship
- private sector
- religious groups
- minority groups
- protest
- extractive industries
- violent protest
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Continued persecution of activists and journalists in Cuba
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- 13.03.2017
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- Cuba
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- women
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- intimidation
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Security forces employ excessive force against protesters in Kashmir
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- 21.04.2017
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- India
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
- HRD detained
- positive court ruling
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- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- HRD killing
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- torture/ill-treatment
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Crackdown against human rights defenders ahead of Bahrain's UPR
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- 09.05.2017
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- Bahrain
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- torture/ill-treatment
- intimidation
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- travel ban
- HRD detained
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Iranian authorities censor media ahead of presidential elections
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- 12.05.2017
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- Iran
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- Latest Developments
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- internet restriction
- women
- prevention of protest
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- censorship
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Kyrgyz president slams HRDs' efforts
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- 03.07.2017
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- Kyrgyzstan
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD threatened
- environmental rights
- protest disruption
- harassment
- travel ban
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- censorship
- surveillance
- minority groups
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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No improvement on civic space: Myanmar shuns international scrutiny
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- 05.05.2017
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- Myanmar
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- religious groups
- travel ban
- excessive force
- protest
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- extractive industries
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
- private sector
- non state actors
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Egyptian authorities continue their brazen curtailment of civic space
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- 28.03.2017
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- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- labour rights
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- harassment
- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
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Harassment, detentions and mass surveillance restrict Uzbek citizens' civil and political rights
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- 05.05.2017
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- travel ban
- time,place restrictions
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- journalist detained
- harassment
- surveillance