By Brankica Petković, Peace Institute After various restrictive measures and hostile rhetoric targeting NGOs since the new government took power in Slovenia in March 2020, in December 2020 the Janez…
Analysis by Filip Pazderski, Institute of Public Affairs Download it here Introduction of first anti-pandemic measures and their influence on a civic space As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was developing in…
Statement by ARCI, originally published in Italian, on 25 ottobre 2020, accessible here We are very disappointed to see that the measures contained in the new Prime Ministerial Decree just…
Article originally published on 29 September 2020 at CIVICUS Monitor. COVID-19 measures In an attempt to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lithuanian government announced a national lockdown on 16th March…
Joint letter signed by several trade unions and NGOs and published at France Info on 4 October 2020. "This new scheme is a missed opportunity to better protect the freedom…
Civic space report produced by European Civic Forum to CIVICUS monitor. Association Impact of COVID-19 on CSO sector The Mouvement Associatif reported to the CIVICUS Monitor that associations working in solidarity and social…
Article originally published on 24th September 2020 by Liberties and Greenpeace European Unit. Restrictions on the right to protest, free speech, access to information and freedom of association. This is…
Update: the Law was adopted on 9 July 2020. Read more: https://ecnl.org/news/greece-new-law-public-assemblies-restricting-civic-space *** Analysis by Amnesty International Greece, published on 9 July 2020 – accessible here On 29 June 2020, the Greek…
Extract from an article by Iason Athanasiadis published on Balkan Insight, on 14 May 2020 – accessible here A police raid on young Greeks in an Athens square has triggered a wider…
Article originally published in Romanian on APADOR-CH, 11 July 2020 - accessible here The law of quarantine and isolation for everyone to understand, even politicians; What does deprivation of liberty…