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Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down
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- 16.10.2019
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- Iraq
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Violence escalates during Colombia's elections
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- 22.10.2019
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- Colombia
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Court upholds right to religious expression for students, protests dispersed
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- 30.10.2019
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- Kenya
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Philippines human rights body launches national inquiry as attacks against activists persist
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- 01.11.2019
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- Philippines
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“Chile has awoken”: several demonstrators killed and thousands detained in massive protests
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- 31.10.2019
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- Chile
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Journalist Jones Abiri finally released, media stakeholders reject Press Council Bill
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- 19.10.2018
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- Nigeria
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Journalists, bloggers to be included in foreign agents law
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- 24.08.2018
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- Russia
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Environmental rights defender killed as authorities label activists as ‘terrorists’
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- 27.03.2018
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- Philippines
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Prime Minister slanders independent media in inflammatory comments
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- 23.02.2018
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- Albania
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Women-lead commemorative protest blocked by police
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- 06.03.2018
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- Nicaragua
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Deadly anti-Kabila protests followed by wave of arrests of social movement activists
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- 11.05.2018
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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IACHR report finds environment for human rights defenders ‘continues to be one of extreme risk’
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- 14.09.2018
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- Honduras
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Continued concern over impact of Irish Electoral Act on civil society's advocacy activities
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- 15.02.2018
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- Ireland
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Public official insults female journalists on social media
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- 05.03.2018
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- Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Despite civil society's concerns, ruling coalition approves changes to Law on Broadcasting
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- 12.03.2018
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- Georgia
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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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40 radio stations suspend broadcasting for 24 hours to protest press freedom violations
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- 12.03.2018
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- Guinea
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Social unrest in response to new law inhibiting certain public sectors' right to strike
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- 22.03.2018
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- Benin
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Activists arbitrarily arrested and break-in at human rights NGO
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- 26.03.2018
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- Republic of the Congo
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Crackdown escalates on peaceful assembly in West Papua
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- 02.10.2018
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- Indonesia
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