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Thursday 23.5.2019 Kenya - Latest Developments
Dispersal of protests continues to be a major challenge to peaceful assembly
Authorities continue to disperse and restrict protests, while the courts issue positive orders holding security officers to account for excessive force. Read more
Wednesday 1.5.2019 Kyrgyzstan - Latest Developments
Some positive civic space developments, but more to be done to keep promises
As reported previously on the Monitor, the Kyrgyzstani authorities committed to improve the human rights situation in the country. Read more
Tuesday 12.2.2019 Canada - Latest Developments
Arrest of 14 people at a pipeline protest prompts national outrage
Thousands of people took to the streets in multiple cities to protest the arrest of 14 demonstrators at a protest camp in British Columbia on 8th January 2019 over a proposed pipeline running through First Nations territory. Read more
Wednesday 19.12.2018 Bulgaria - Latest Developments
Investigative journalists suspicious of official version of Viktoria Marinova's killing
On 6th October 2018, Viktoria Marinova, a Bulgarian journalist, presenter and administrative director of the local TV channel TVN was found dead in the town of Ruse. Read more
Thursday 29.11.2018 India - Latest Developments
Women's rights come to the fore in India
On 25th September 2018, Bollywood actor Tanushree Dutta alleged that she was sexually harassed by director-actor, Nana Patekar on a film set in 2008. Speaking on television, the actor recollected her struggle after the incident. The Tanushree Dutta interview, single-handedly sparked a #MeToo movement in India. Thousands of women took to social media to share their experiences of sexual harassment, assault, violence and sexual violence. Read more
Friday 15.6.2018 Ireland - Latest Developments
Concerns over free expression rights and censorship emerge during abortion referendum
A number of instances during the campaign to relax Ireland's abortion laws led civil society groups to raise concerns that artistic freedom was being unduly restricted. Read more
Thursday 14.6.2018 Poland - Latest Developments
State restricts protest on disability benefits
The Polish authorities took measures to restrict the visibility of a 40-day long protest by parents of people with disabilities. Read more
Friday 25.5.2018 Kyrgyzstan - Latest Developments
Positive civic space developments: some activists hopeful, some still wary
There have indeed been some positive developments in this reporting period, including President Jeenbekov’s retraction of defamation claims against the news agency 24.kg and journalist Kabay Karabekov, after a court ordered them to pay several million soms in compensation, as well as President Jeenbekov’s active stance on anti-corruption measures and his emphasis on the need to improve the law enforcement and judicial systems, which, as such, are reportedly responsible for pervasive human rights violations. Read more
Monday 31.7.2017 Macedonia - Latest Developments
Cautious signs of improvements in respect for freedom of association
As covered in the last update to the CIVICUS Monitor, many in civil society welcomed the end of Macedonia's political crisis and the formation of a new coalition government. In this update, we detail early and cautious signals of an improving situation for civic freedoms in Macedonia. Read more
Wednesday 5.7.2017 Macedonia - Latest Developments
Political deadlock ended: hopes it will ease ethnic tensions
On 17th May 2017, VMRO-DPMNE, a political party who held power for over a decade, finally agreed to the peaceful transfer of power ending the political deadlock which has engulfed Macedonia since elections in December 2016. Many civil society groups hope that the change in leadership will end the harassment of independent civic groups in receipt of funds from abroad.
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