CSW Bulletin 103
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CIVICUS urges Israel to withdraw ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill
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Before the presidential election, CIVICUS and local Uganda CSOs call for respect of citizen rights.
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CIVICUS joins other CSOs in condemning the use of the death penalty for activists in Saudi Arabia
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CIVICUS condemns the UK government’s attempt to restrict CSOs receiving government funding from lobbying activities
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CIVICUS and partners urge the UN Human Rights Council to address freedom of assembly and civil society restrictions in Ethiopia
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ANGOLA: One of 16 pro-democracy activists detained for “disrespecting court”
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ARGENTINA: Government clamps down on popular sporadic protest style
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Arrest of prominent activist causes tension with Vatican
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BANGLADESH: Journalist faces 30 counts of criminal defamation for articles on corruption
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BAHRAIN: Political activist jailed for one year for making speech demanding reform
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BURUNDI: Enforced disappearances of the regime’s perceived political opponents on the rise
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CHINA: Women's rights centre closed amid civil society crackdown
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COLOMBIA: Para-military fighter jailed for 11 years for killing journalist in 2000
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DRC: Human rights defender protesting forced evictions arrested, released after interrogation
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Activists arrested, sentenced to two years in jail for planning general strike
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Senior Amnesty International researcher denied entry, deported
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EGYPT: Italian researcher’s murder puts spotlight on enforced disappearances
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Authorities order closure of centre for violence victims for “breaching licence”
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Travel ban imposed on human rights defender
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Novelist sentenced to two years in jail for violating “public modesty”
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ETHIOPIA: Authorities continue to harass Oromia protestors
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FRANCE: Website blocking undermines freedom of expression
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Parliament extends Emergency Law by three months
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GEORGIA: Planned religious blasphemy bill a threat to freedom of expression
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HUNGARY: UN Special Rapporteur says human rights defenders face increasing challenges
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INDIA: Student leader, lecturer arrested for ‘sedition’ after organising protest event
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INDONESIA: Broadcasting commission bans LGBTI content
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Local community bans the Ahmadiyah religious community
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KAZAKHSTAN: Head of journalists union detained
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MALAYSIA: Students punished for press conference criticising student limited internet access
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MALDIVES: President threatens to enact criminal defamation
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MEXICO: Body of kidnapped crime reporter discovered
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Supreme Court strikes down “attacks on public peace” as an unconstitutional charge
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OMAN: Online activist sentenced to three years for insulting the Sultan on the Internet
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RUSSIA: Lawyers group known for defending political and civil activists ordered to close
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SUDAN: Internet cafes raided, forced to install spyware
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TURKEY: Named as worst violator of freedom of expression
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UGANDA: Condemnation after Uganda shuts down the Internet on polling day
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VIETNAM: Police injure human rights defender, prevent him from seeking medical assistance
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YEMEN: Journalist covering fighting killed by sniper
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ZIMBABWE: Condemnation after police violently disperse war veterans protest
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Amnesty International: 2015/2016 Annual Report
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The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information: 2015 Report on Freedom of Expression in the Arab World
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Freedom Network Pakistan: Annual Report on the State of the Media
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International Federation of Journalists: 25th report on journalists and media staff killed since 1990.
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FIDH & UCL: 36 and counting - L�se-majest� imprisonment under Thailand’s military junta
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UN Special Rapporteur: Practical Recommendations for the Management of Assemblies
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Turkey release two journalists after 92 days in detention but some charges remain
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Zimbabwe rules criminal defamation unconstitutional
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CIVICUS speaks to Hanna Szulczewska, of the Committee for the Defence of Democracy, a citizen movement that emerged on social media in late 2015 as a response to threats facing Poland’s democracy.

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Editors: Mandeep Tiwana | Teldah Mawarire


DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this bulletin are a reflection of those contained in the original reports to which they are linked here, and are not necessarily those of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation.