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Civic Space Watch
Monitoring and sharing resources on Civic Space in Europe
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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.
ESTONIA: Grassroots movement Kõigi Eesti: freedoms might already be at risk
(Estonian world) The Kõigi Eesti grassroots movement that was started in March out of concern about the recent developments in the ...
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ITALY: Third sector reform stalled – an attack on civil society
Three years after the Parliament approved the reform of the third sector (Legge delega 106/2016), the law remains inactive. The ...
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CSO METER: New tool piloted to address civil society environment in the Eastern Partnership countries
(European Center for Non-for-profit Law) ECNL and its local partners are now piloting our new tool, the CSO Meter to support regular and consistent monitoring ...
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Locking citizens out of environmental decision making is a threat to democracy – report highlights problems across the EU
(European Environmental Bureau) Restrictions placed on civil society are dangerous for both our democracies and our environment. A new report by ...
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POLAND: Report of legal charges against protesters
UPDATE - 23 April 2019: „ObyPomoc” report updated to 28 February 2019: Read the full report 643 - The number of ...
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FRANCE: Worrying number of arrests among journalists covering protests
On Saturday 20 April, during Act 23 of the Gilets Jaunes protests, photo-journalist Gaspard Glanz was arrested in Paris for ...
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HRC40: Council unanimously recognises vital role of environmental human rights defenders
(International Service for Human Rights - 21/03/2019) The Human Rights Council has adopted a strong consensus resolution recognising the critical role of environmental ...
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GERMANY: ATTAC ruling could affect a thousand organisations – Interview with Coalition for Legal certainty for political advocacy
In February, the German Federal Fiscal Court ruled that the German branch of association Taxation of Financial Transactions and for ...
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SPAIN: Feminist and housing movements under pressure but resisting – interview with Defender a quien Defiende
Since 2015, Spain has in place restrictive legislation dubbed "Gag Laws”. In 2018, the Socialist Government led by Pedro Sánchez ...
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AUSTRIA: The situation of civil society has changed significantly under the current government – new report says
By IGO – Interest Group of Public Benefit Organisations Framework Conditions of the Austrian Civil Society The IGO- Interest Group of ...
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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
(Estonian world) The Kõigi Eesti grassroots movement that was started in March out of concern about the recent developments in the ...
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(European Alternatives) Debates about populism, the crisis of democracy and the backlash against globalisation are all raging. But very few people ...
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(Mediterranea - Saving Humans) There is a movement of people that don’t fit in: who think that every human being has ...
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(Civilizáció) Under the lead of the coalition Civilizáció, more than a hundred NGOs have joined a common manifesto published on the occasion ...
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Over 50 French civil society organisations condemen the anti-rioters law under discussion in the parliament. The statement says (translated from French): ...
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Under the spotlight - Initiatives worth supporting
(Estonian world) The Kõigi Eesti grassroots movement that was started in March out of concern about the recent developments in the ...
Read More
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(European Alternatives) Debates about populism, the crisis of democracy and the backlash against globalisation are all raging. But very few people ...
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(Mediterranea - Saving Humans) There is a movement of people that don’t fit in: who think that every human being has ...
Read More
Read More
(Civilizáció) Under the lead of the coalition Civilizáció, more than a hundred NGOs have joined a common manifesto published on the occasion ...
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Read More
Over 50 French civil society organisations condemen the anti-rioters law under discussion in the parliament. The statement says (translated from French): ...
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