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Civic Space Watch
Monitoring and sharing resources on Civic Space in Europe
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HUNGARY: Political Capital fights back against brutal disinformation attack from government-controlled media
(Political Capital, 5 January 2021) Péter Krekó was interviewed by Politico about the challenges of anti-vaccination attitudes in Hungary late last ...
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SLOVENIA: CSOs successfully oppose the abolishment of NGO fund
By Brankica Petković, Peace Institute After various restrictive measures and hostile rhetoric targeting NGOs since the new government took power ...
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POLAND: Concern on press freedom after state-run oil company buys leading media group
Poland’s state-run refiner becomes a media baron Article originally published in Politico Europe on 15 December 2020. Reporters and editors ...
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FRANCE: Government Aims to Strengthen Respect Of Republican Values: But How Does This Affect Civic Space?
Analysis by ECNL published on 10 December 2020. On 9th December, the French government officially presented a legislative proposal “Strengthening ...
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IRELAND: Criminal sanctions for organising gatherings ramain, critical social media posts surveilled
Report by the European Civic Forum for the CIVICUS Monitor. Association CSOs secure a support fund for sector over the ...
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ESTONIA: Right-wing government coalition attacks LGTBI rights
Report of the European Civic Forum for CIVICUS Monitor. Association Minor impact of the pandemic on the CSO sector The ...
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UNITED KINGDOM: Government plans major crackdown in 2021 on the right to protest
Article originally published by The Network of Police Monitoring on 26 November 2020 The Conservative government is planning to introduce ...
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GREECE: Greek government bans protests using the pretext of pandemic
Article originally published by Amnesty International on 16 November 2020 The sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in the past few ...
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FRANCE: Brutal police eviction of migrants from an overnight camp in Paris
Migrants, journalists and civil society activists suffered disproportionate use of police force Article originally published by French by Liberation on ...
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POLAND: Clashes at abortion protest in Warsaw as police use tear gas and force against demonstrators
Article originally published by Notes From Poland on 19 November 2020 Violence erupted in Warsaw last night, as police officers ...
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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 gather publicly or privately and collectively pursue and defend common interests>>
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.
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
Following the killing of Samuel Paty and the worrying hatred and stigmatising statements against Muslims and Muslim organisations by certain political ...
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Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your ...
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Initiatives published by Defender a quien Defiende platform - accessible here The Burorresistiendo Manual, developed by Legal Sol with the support ...
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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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Article originally published in Italian on Associazione Antigone, 14 Marzo 2020 - accessible here The tragic events of recent days ...
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Under the spotlight - Initiatives worth supporting
Following the killing of Samuel Paty and the worrying hatred and stigmatising statements against Muslims and Muslim organisations by certain political ...
Read More
Read More
Collective statement originally published in French on Libération, 1 July 2020 - accessible here SIGN THE PETITION to give your ...
Read More
Read More
Initiatives published by Defender a quien Defiende platform - accessible here The Burorresistiendo Manual, developed by Legal Sol with the support ...
Read More
Read More
NoTAP Resistance Fund - Fundraising initiatives on GoFundMe.com The local resistance to the TAP pipeline, a huge EU-funded fossil gas ...
Read More
Read More
Article originally published in Italian on Associazione Antigone, 14 Marzo 2020 - accessible here The tragic events of recent days ...
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