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Tuesday 2.8.2016 Yemen - Latest Developments -
Journalists and activists targeted as Yemen's conflict rages
In the context of the ongoing conflict and the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Yemen, civic space continues to be violated. Read more
Tuesday 2.8.2016 Argentina - Latest Developments -
New police protocol threatens right to protest
New rules for police operations during protests do not ban the use of live ammunition, while revised media laws undermine the independence of media regulation. Read more
Friday 29.7.2016 Barbados - Latest Developments -
Lack of transparency in development project sparked protests
Civil society organisations are protesting to demand transparency in the implementation of the ‘Cahill Waste Management’ project. Read more
Friday 29.7.2016 Morocco - Latest Developments -
Crackdown on Environmental Groups as Journalists go on Trial in Morocco
On 1st July a seminar on environmental and land rights in Marrakesh was banned by the Moroccan authorities. Meanwhile, seven journalists are on trial for “threatening the internal security of the state” because of training they provided on use of a new citizen journalism app. Read more
Friday 29.7.2016 Jamaica - Latest Developments -
Protests in Jamaica demand justice for police killing
Protestors took to the streets in Jamaica to demand justice following the killing of a 19-year-old by police. Read more
Friday 29.7.2016 Bahrain - Latest Developments -
Suppression of civil society continues in Bahrain
A court ordered the dissolution of the opposition political society, Al-Wefaq as many human rights defenders and journalists were arrested and banned for travelling, especially those attending human rights events. Read more
Wednesday 27.7.2016 Senegal - Latest Developments -
Opponents of ECOWAS-EU trade deal arrested in Dakar
Five members of a coalition opposing Economic Partnership Agreements between ECOWAS and the EU were arrested and detained for three days following a protest in Dakar. Read more
Friday 22.7.2016 Guinea - Latest Developments -
Violence during public assemblies in Guinea
Although article 7 of Guinea's constitution guarantees the freedom of peaceful assembly, on 17th and 18th June the military violently suppressed a protest by residents of the city of Mali, who were calling for the departure of Army Colonel Issa Camara. Twenty-two citizens were injured, three of them seriously. Read more
Wednesday 20.7.2016 Côte d'Ivoire - Latest Developments -
Students protest heavy policing & government pressures paper to suspend journalist
Protests take place amid heavy police presence following the death of a student while the government forces l'Expression newspaper to suspend a journalist. Read more
Monday 18.7.2016 Bulgaria - Latest Developments -
Hate speech on the rise in Bulgaria - civil society
Bulgarian civil society organisations report a rise in hate speech as they attempt to combat efforts by vigilantes to violate migrant rights. Read more