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July - August 2015
Issue: 97
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Welcome to
Civil Society
Watch Bulletin, an e-newsletter
of
updates and analyses concerning civil society's rights to freedom of
association, assembly and expression around the world. The Bulletin is
compiled by the staff at Civil Society Watch, a programme of CIVICUS:
World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Please feel free to forward
the Bulletin to friends and colleagues. We welcome your comments and
contributions!
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CIVICUS:
World Alliance
for Citizen Participation is an
international
movement of civil society with members and partners in over a hundred
countries. CIVICUS nurtures the foundation, growth and protection of
citizen action throughout the world especially in areas where
participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are
threatened. The Civil Society Watch Project of CIVICUS seeks to
mobilise quick, principled and effective responses to events that
threaten civil society fundamental freedoms of expression, association
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BELARUS: UN experts welcome release of political prisoners
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HighlightsCIVICUS releases State of Civil Society Report 2015
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CIVICUS publishes report on civil society experiences with the UN Human Rights Council
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CIVICUS raises concern about repressive CSO funding bills in Israel
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CIVICUS and FHRI urge radical overhaul of Uganda NGO bill
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CIVICUS condemns sentencing of Ethiopian religious freedom activists
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Call to release South Korean protestors
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Joint letter to address human rights situation in Cambodia
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CIVICUS calls on Venezuela to end harassment of activists cooperating with the UN
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CIVICUS interventions during the 29th UN Human Rights Council Session
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Joint letter to release Syrian human rights defenders
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Article on Angola’s saga of repression by CIVICUS staff Mandeep Tiwana
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Oped piece on Marikana massacre and neo-liberal plunder by CIVICUS staff Cathal Gilbert and Mandeep Tiwana
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AZERBAIJAN: UN experts condemn unfair sentencing of activists
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BANGLADESH: UN experts condemn killing of anti-extremism blogger
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BRAZIL: Tens of thousands protest join anti- corruption protests against President in 200 cities
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CHINA: CSOs write open letter to end crackdown on human rights lawyers
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ECUADOR: Authorities pressure press freedom group to shut down
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EGYPT: Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to three years
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HONDURAS: Call to ensure effective implementation of law to protect human rights defenders
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INDIA: Authorities urged to end judicial harassment of activist working on Gujarat riots cases
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IRAN: Concerns for health of detained cartoonist
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KAZAKHSTAN: Activist jailed over currency protest
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LEBANON: Police violence against ‘You Stink’ protestors condemned
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MALAYSIA: Government minister calls for new internet laws to curb freedom of expression
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MEXICO: UN Special Rapporteur weighs in on constitutionality of protest laws
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NEPAL: Police use live ammunition during protests over constitution
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OMAN: Human rights defender arrested in ongoing pattern of harassment
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PAKISTAN: Civil Society Organisations raise concerns over Cyber Crimes bill
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RUSSIA: Concerns over onslaught on freedom of association
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RWANDA: Police disrupt general assembly of one of the few remaining independent CSOs
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THAILAND: Ongoing judicial harassment of labour rights researcher
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UAE: Pro-democracy activists arrested and disappeared
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ZIMBABWE: Concerns over internet governance and surveillance of activists
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Civil
Society Behind Bars
Fourteen CSOs welcome release of Members of Syrian Centre for Media Freedom and Expression released pending trial
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Interview
with Civil Society Activists
CIVICUS speaks to an anonymous
activist on why the international community needs to support the people
of Burundi in their time of need.
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CIVICUS speaks to human rights lawyer, Ramiro Orias about the recent
protests in the mining region of Potosi and general threats to civic
space in Bolivia
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CIVICUS speaks to Peruvian activist Jose de Echave about the state of
emergency in the Tia Maria copper mine and the negative impacts of
extractive industries on disadvantaged populations.
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CIVICUS speaks to Emily Howie of the Human Rights Law Centre in Australia on the civic space challenges in her country
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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.
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