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SPAIN: Human rights and support networks in times of pandemic

By Defender a quien Defiende On 13 March, the Spanish President Pedro Sánchez declared the state of alarm which lasted ...
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FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your ...
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SPAIN: Manual Burorresistiendo – self-protection tool for fighting the Gag Laws

Initiatives published by Defender a quien Defiende platform - accessible here The Burorresistiendo Manual, developed by Legal Sol with the support ...
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ECNL: Can EU citizens be stripped of their right to protest? Public emergencies, peaceful assembly and EU law

Article originally published on ECNL - accessible here Let us imagine now (and it’s not a stretch) that, in the ...
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FRA: Bulletin #3 – Coronavirus Pandemic in the EU – fundamental rights implications

Report published in June 2020 - accessible here The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic touches nearly every aspect of daily ...
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AUSTRIA: CSOs included in governments Covid-19 Emergency Fund

Article by ECF originally published on Civicus Monitor, 25 June 2020 - accessible here ASSOCIATION Government’s emergency legislation Interest Group ...
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SLOVENIA: government uses the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to curtail civic freedoms

Update by ECF originally published on Civicus Monitor, 19 June 2020 - accessible here BACKGROUND At the end of January ...
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PORTUGAL: dock workers adversely impacted by state of emergency during pandemic

Update by ECF originally published on Civicus Monitor, 15 June 2020 - accessible here BACKGROUND Plataforma Portuguesa das ONGD (Portuguese ...
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IRELAND: ICCL welcomes decriminalisation of restriction on movement and return to policing by consent

Statement published on ICCL website, 8 June 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed ...
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FRANCE: The French Ligue des Droits de l’Homme takes legal action against the government’s decree banning public gatherings and freedom of assembly

UPDATE 16- June 2020: On 12 June 2020, the Council of State declared that the ban on demonstrations is not ...
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As the planet faces the Covid-19 emergency, we are all asked to act responsibly as individuals and as a community. We have to change our life to protect ourselves and others. Civil society is under great pressure but it is also playing a key role to provide a response.

The Civic Space Watch will give visibility to civil society’s actions and demands in the present crisis.

One civic space - three pillars

<<The right to join a formal or informal group
to take collective action>>

Association

<<The right to gather publicly or privately and collectively pursue and defend common interests>>

Peaceful Assembly

<<The right to access information, critically evaluate [it] and speak out>>

Expression

The European Civic Space Watch is a collaborative,
knowledge-sharing online tool contributing to better
observing the state of civic space across Europe
by gathering together alerts from civil society, existing
analyses and institutional resources.

The European Civic Space Watch is a collaborative,knowledge-sharing online tool contributing to better
observing the state of civic space across Europe by gathering together alerts from civil society, existing
analyses and institutional resources.

Serbia: statement following police brutality at anti-government protests

In the aftermath of the protests that occured in Serbia this week, many demonstrators, journalists and organisations denounced the “most ...
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SPAIN: Human rights and support networks in times of pandemic

By Defender a quien Defiende On 13 March, the Spanish President Pedro Sánchez declared the state of alarm which lasted ...
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Europe seeks own response to Black Lives Matter

Extract from article originally published on Politico, 11 June 2020 - accessible here It took the killing of a black ...
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FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your ...
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BULGARIA: MPs Submitted a Draft Law on Controlling Foreign Funding for NGOs

Extract from letter by Bulgarian CSOs published on 5 July 2020 On July 1st, 2020, a group of MPs from ...
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ROMANIA: Romanians protest against ban on gender identity studies

Extract from article originally published on Reuters, 18 June 2020 - accessible here Hundreds protested outside the Romanian president’s palace ...
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EPC: Countering shrinking spaces – Recommendations to support EU civil society

DISCUSSION PAPER by Sophie Pornschlegel, originally published on EPC website, 11 June 2020 - accessible here Civil society is a crucial ...
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ECNL: Briefer on “Closing civic space for climate activists”

Article originally published on ECNL website - accessible here The rise of a global climate movement has been accompanied by ...
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Civil society Futures in Central Europe

Civil Society Futures: Scenarios for Central Europe - Executive summary, published on Visegrad Insight - accessible here Part of this is the result ...
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GLOBSEC: Voices of Central and Eastern Europe – Perceptions of democracy & governance in 10 EU countries

Article originally published on GLOBSEC website, 23 June 2020 - accessible here At times of instability and insecurity reinforced by ...
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Civic Space Watch is aimed at increasing transnational solidarity among civil society and contribute to better understanding among media and policy-makers of current threats to civil liberties

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FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your ...
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SPAIN: Manual Burorresistiendo – self-protection tool for fighting the Gag Laws

Initiatives published by Defender a quien Defiende platform - accessible here The Burorresistiendo Manual, developed by Legal Sol with the support ...
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ITALY: Cassa di Resistenza NoTAP – #PeopleNotPipelines

NoTAP Resistance Fund - Fundraising initiatives on GoFundMe.com The local resistance to the TAP pipeline, a huge EU-funded fossil gas ...
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ITALY: Dealing with the emergency, for health, against isolation, for dignity. The proposals of Antigone, Anpi, Arci, Cgil and Gruppo Abele

Article originally published in Italian on Associazione Antigone, 14 Marzo 2020 - accessible here The tragic events of recent days ...
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POLAND: Women’s Day – dance for legal abortion in the streets of Warsaw.

By Polish Women's Strike The demand for legalization of abortion as well as anti-fascist and pro-climate slogans resounded on March ...
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Under the spotlight - Initiatives worth supporting

FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your ...
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SPAIN: Manual Burorresistiendo – self-protection tool for fighting the Gag Laws

Initiatives published by Defender a quien Defiende platform - accessible here The Burorresistiendo Manual, developed by Legal Sol with the support ...
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ITALY: Cassa di Resistenza NoTAP – #PeopleNotPipelines

NoTAP Resistance Fund - Fundraising initiatives on GoFundMe.com The local resistance to the TAP pipeline, a huge EU-funded fossil gas ...
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ITALY: Dealing with the emergency, for health, against isolation, for dignity. The proposals of Antigone, Anpi, Arci, Cgil and Gruppo Abele

Article originally published in Italian on Associazione Antigone, 14 Marzo 2020 - accessible here The tragic events of recent days ...
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POLAND: Women’s Day – dance for legal abortion in the streets of Warsaw.

By Polish Women's Strike The demand for legalization of abortion as well as anti-fascist and pro-climate slogans resounded on March ...
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Stay Up-To-Date With Our Newsletter

Email Address First Name Last Name European Civic Forum General newsletter Civic Space Watch

Stay Up-To-Date With Our Newsletter

Civic Space Watch

Monitoring and sharing resources on Civic Space in Europe

SPAIN: Human rights and support networks in times of pandemic

FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

SPAIN: Manual Burorresistiendo – self-protection tool for fighting the Gag Laws

ECNL: Can EU citizens be stripped of their right to protest? Public emergencies, peaceful assembly and EU law

FRA: Bulletin #3 – Coronavirus Pandemic in the EU – fundamental rights implications

AUSTRIA: CSOs included in governments Covid-19 Emergency Fund

SLOVENIA: government uses the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to curtail civic freedoms

PORTUGAL: dock workers adversely impacted by state of emergency during pandemic

IRELAND: ICCL welcomes decriminalisation of restriction on movement and return to policing by consent

FRANCE: The French Ligue des Droits de l’Homme takes legal action against the government’s decree banning public gatherings and freedom of assembly

One civic space - three pillars

Association

Peaceful Assembly

Expression

Serbia: statement following police brutality at anti-government protests

SPAIN: Human rights and support networks in times of pandemic

Europe seeks own response to Black Lives Matter

FRANCE: LDH – Collective statement and Petition “Truth and Justice”, published on Libération

BULGARIA: MPs Submitted a Draft Law on Controlling Foreign Funding for NGOs

ROMANIA: Romanians protest against ban on gender identity studies

EPC: Countering shrinking spaces – Recommendations to support EU civil society

ECNL: Briefer on “Closing civic space for climate activists”

Civil society Futures in Central Europe

GLOBSEC: Voices of Central and Eastern Europe – Perceptions of democracy & governance in 10 EU countries

Civic Space Watch is aimed at increasing transnational solidarity among civil society and contribute to better understanding among media and policy-makers of current threats to civil liberties

Civic Space Watch is aimed at increasing transnational solidarity among civil society and contribute to better understanding among media and policy-makers of current threats to civil liberties

Under the spotlight - Initiatives worth supporting

Stay Up-To-Date With Our Newsletter

Under the spotlight - Initiatives worth supporting

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