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Kyrgyzstan: Will the new president break with his predecessor’s troubling human rights legacy?
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- 21.12.2017
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- Kyrgyzstan
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- Latest Developments
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- intimidation
- travel ban
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- political interference
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Human rights situation deteriorates as Bahrain's Prince meets President Trump over business deals
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- 22.12.2017
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- Bahrain
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HRD's passport confiscated ahead of Djibouti's Universal Periodic Review at the UN
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- 04.05.2018
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- Djibouti
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- Latest Developments
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- travel ban
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Journalists, human rights defenders and artists persecuted and harassed in Cuba
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- 16.02.2018
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- Cuba
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Report documents a deteriorating environment for Moldovan civil society
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- 12.03.2018
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- Moldova
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- Latest Developments
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Activist convicted for satirical caricature of prime minister
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- 14.03.2018
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- Malaysia
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Special Rapporteur highlights increasing restrictions on access to information
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- 20.03.2018
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- North Korea
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Crackdown on media and opposition around mock inauguration of Odinga
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- 05.04.2018
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- Kenya
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
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- youth
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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
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- Cuba
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- youth
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- release of HRDs
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Maintaining the status quo: continued oppression and injustice in Turkmenistan
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- 11.04.2018
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- Turkmenistan
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In a post-Castro era with a new president, what has changed for Cuban activists and opposition?
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- 18.06.2018
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- Cuba
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- Latest Developments
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Sliding downhill: concerns remain regarding the civic space situation despite releases
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- 24.08.2018
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- Tajikistan
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Activists continue to face persecution as thousands mark Tiananmen anniversary in Hong Kong
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- 05.07.2018
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- China
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Libya: journalist abducted, tortured and murdered
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- 21.08.2018
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- Libya
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Human Rights Defender barred from entering Botswana
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- 01.08.2018
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- Botswana
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- office raid
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Civil Society Shines A Light on Embattled Civic Space
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- 17.09.2018
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- Sudan
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- violent protest
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
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'They treat us inhumanely', said campesino leader Medardo Mairena from prison
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- 09.10.2018
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- Nicaragua
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Turkmenistan: The state restricts fundamental rights to cover up crisis
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- 01.10.2018
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- Turkmenistan
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- Latest Developments
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- enforced disappearance
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- censorship
- intimidation
- travel ban
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- protest
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Poland deports human rights activist as EU takes it to court over rule of law concerns
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- 02.10.2018
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- Poland
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Despite release of activists, suppression continues after ‘sham’ elections
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- 11.10.2018
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- Cambodia
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- positive court ruling
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- criminal defamation