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Civic Space Watch
Monitoring and sharing resources on Civic Space in Europe
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GREECE: Amnesty International statement on bill of the Ministry of Citizens protection: “Public outdoor assemblies and other provisions”
Analysis by Amnesty International Greece, published on 9 July 2020 – accessible here On 29 June 2020, the Greek Minister of Citizen ...
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GREECE: Fighting for control of the square, in the pandemic-era
Extract from an article by Iason Athanasiadis published on Balkan Insight, on 14 May 2020 – accessible here A police raid on ...
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ROMANIA: What good are our rights if we have Covid?
Article originally published in Romanian on APADOR-CH, 11 July 2020 - accessible here The law of quarantine and isolation for ...
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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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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.
AUSTRIA: Civic space upgraded to open in Civicus Monitor
Civic space report produced by European Civic Forum to CIVICUS monitor. Background Political gains made by the Green party and ...
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HUNGARY: The new law on the right to assembly in Hungary as applied in practice
Collaborative research paper prepared by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee ...
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HUNGARY: Rule of law developments between May-July 2020
Article originally published on Hungarian Helsinki Committee website, 17 August 2020 – accessible here In its Information Note, the Hungarian Helsinki ...
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POLAND: Police arrest 48 pro-LGBT protesters
Article originally published in DW, 8 August 2020 – accessible here Dozens of protesters were arrested after trying to stop ...
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GREECE: Amnesty International statement on bill of the Ministry of Citizens protection: “Public outdoor assemblies and other provisions”
Analysis by Amnesty International Greece, published on 9 July 2020 – accessible here On 29 June 2020, the Greek Minister of Citizen ...
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GREECE: Fighting for control of the square, in the pandemic-era
Extract from an article by Iason Athanasiadis published on Balkan Insight, on 14 May 2020 – accessible here A police raid on ...
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ROMANIA: What good are our rights if we have Covid?
Article originally published in Romanian on APADOR-CH, 11 July 2020 - accessible here The law of quarantine and isolation for ...
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Greenpeace: Report “SLAPPs – How the rich and powerful use legal tactics to shut critics up”
Article originally published on Greenpeace, 22 July 2020 - accessible here Across the EU, journalists, activists, academics and their organisations ...
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Nominations of EESC members: Polish authorities are using the Trojan Horse method
The European Civic Forum condemns the retaliation of the Polish government against the re-election of Karolina Dreszer-Smalec representing the National ...
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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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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
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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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
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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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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