Estonia

Freedom of association

ESTONIA: State financed civil society fund relocates from capital city, attacks on minority rights

The article written by the European Civic Forum and originally published on Civicus Monitor, 19 February 2020 - accessible here ...
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ESTONIA: 2020 Report on Human Rights

(Article by Human Rights Center - 12 December 2019, accessible HERE) Authors: Egert Rünne and Kari Käsper In 2018-2019, there ...
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ESTONIA: Right-wing coalition members threaten media independence and freedom of expression

(European Civic Forum for Civicus Monitor) Eestis juba ei sobi avalikult öelda, et rassistid on valitsuses. Välismeediat tsiteerides veel tohib ...
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ESTONIA: Fears of increased smear campaign against civil society as elections approach

(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Conservative right-wing party EKRE is reportedly stepping up its radical actions and narratives ahead ...
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ESTONIA: Government floats idea of foreign agents law

(European Civic Forum on the CIVICUS Monitor) In March, Justice Minister Urmas Reinsalu (IRL) indicated that the government could draft a ...
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Freedom of expression

ESTONIA: State financed civil society fund relocates from capital city, attacks on minority rights

The article written by the European Civic Forum and originally published on Civicus Monitor, 19 February 2020 - accessible here ...
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ESTONIA: 2020 Report on Human Rights

(Article by Human Rights Center - 12 December 2019, accessible HERE) Authors: Egert Rünne and Kari Käsper In 2018-2019, there ...
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ESTONIA: Right-wing coalition members threaten media independence and freedom of expression

(European Civic Forum for Civicus Monitor) Eestis juba ei sobi avalikult öelda, et rassistid on valitsuses. Välismeediat tsiteerides veel tohib ...
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ECPMF and EFJ fact-finding mission to the Baltics: no fake news but blurring lines between journalism and advertising

(European Centre for Press and Media Freedom) Journalism is under tremendous economic pressure in the Baltics. This opens the door ...
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ESTONIA: Top court ruling might limit opinion to statements based on hard evidence

(err.ee) On Monday, the Supreme Court of Estonia confirmed earlier court decisions according to which business paper Äripäev published false ...
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Freedom of assembly

ESTONIA: State financed civil society fund relocates from capital city, attacks on minority rights

The article written by the European Civic Forum and originally published on Civicus Monitor, 19 February 2020 - accessible here ...
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ESTONIA: 2020 Report on Human Rights

(Article by Human Rights Center - 12 December 2019, accessible HERE) Authors: Egert Rünne and Kari Käsper In 2018-2019, there ...
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ESTONIA: Right-wing coalition members threaten media independence and freedom of expression

(European Civic Forum for Civicus Monitor) Eestis juba ei sobi avalikult öelda, et rassistid on valitsuses. Välismeediat tsiteerides veel tohib ...
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ESTONIA: EKRE anti-migration pact rally gets out of hand

(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Protestors manhandled a rival politician during the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) rally which was mobilised ...
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