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Arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment and attacks on activists and critics in India persist
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- 13.05.2019
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- India
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Escalating concerns over right to privacy and freedom of expression on the net in South Korea
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- 14.05.2019
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- South Korea
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Police denies permission to protest, while election outcome sparks violence
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- 16.05.2019
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- Solomon Islands
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- Latest Developments
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- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
- violent protest
- youth
- women
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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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- Poland
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Ousted President Bashir charged over killings of protesters, while protests met with new violence
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- 17.05.2019
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- Sudan
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- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
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- protest
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At least 18 social leaders murdered in the first two months of 2019
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- 15.03.2019
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- Colombia
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- indigenous groups
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Ongoing harassment and attacks on Cambodian opposition, while peaceful marches restricted
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- 23.05.2019
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- Cambodia
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Dispersal of protests continues to be a major challenge to peaceful assembly
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- 23.05.2019
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- Kenya
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- people with disabilities
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Intimidation of activists and journalists in El Salvador
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- 06.07.2019
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- El Salvador
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Two journalists shot dead in broad daylight
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- 21.03.2019
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- Mexico
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Indonesian civil society finds human rights violations during deadly post-election protests
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- 28.05.2019
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- Indonesia
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- criminal defamation
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- women
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- attack on journalist
- violent protest
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
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Espionage Act charges against Assange jeopardise press freedom
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- 17.07.2019
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- United States of America
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- protestor(s) detained
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Despite progress on HRD bill, attacks against activists and media persist in the Philippines
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- 14.06.2019
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- Philippines
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- HRD killing
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- journalist detained
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Massive protests over the killing of young indigenous man Camilo Catrillanca
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- 25.03.2019
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- Chile
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- indigenous groups
- protestor(s) detained
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- labour rights
- protest
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Attacks and threats against human rights defenders persist in Papua New Guinea
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- 01.07.2019
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- Papua New Guinea
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- Latest Developments
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- sexual assault
- protest
- extractive industries
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- environmental rights
- land rights
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Protests against alleged corruption in management of oil and gas reserves
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- 27.06.2019
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- Senegal
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- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- women
- attack on journalist
- protest
- prevention of protest
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- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
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Environmental activists face harassment and attacks
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- 15.05.2019
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- Honduras
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- HRD killing
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- killing of journalist
- HRD threatened
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- HRD prosecuted
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- environmental rights
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Gestion des réserves de pétrole et de gaz : manifestations contre un cas de corruption présumé
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- 02.07.2019
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- Senegal
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- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
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- protest disruption
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- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
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Important reform of “gag law” that impedes freedom of expression stalled due to early elections
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- 16.04.2019
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- Spain
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- women
- office raid
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- protest
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Protests in Sudan continue amid crackdown and internet blackout
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- 03.07.2019
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- Sudan
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- Latest Developments
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- killing of protestors
- censorship
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- prevention of protest
- sexual assault
- protestor(s) detained
- youth
- protest disruption
- protest
- office raid
- women
- internet restriction
- harassment