UK update published by CIVICUS Monitor on 06 April 2021, acessible here. Introduction As reported previously on the Monitor, the UK government and authorities have been cracking down on the right to…
- Original content by ECF in collaboration with Novact. Police in Spain have reacted with violence and arrests in recent protests against police aggression (in Linares, Jaen), and the imprisonment of Pablo Hasel (in Spain’s main…
- Analysis by ECNL, published on 10/02/2021, accessible here Following previous measures that claimed to address crime and insecurity in vulnerable residential areas, some of which attracted harsh criticism from…
On 8 October 2020, the Danish Minister of Justice, the Minister of Housing, the Tax Minister and Minister for Immigration and Integration launched a draft package called "Security for all…
Article originally published by The Network of Police Monitoring on 26 November 2020 The Conservative government is planning to introduce major changes to public order legislation to crack down on…
Migrants, journalists and civil society activists suffered disproportionate use of police force Article originally published by French by Liberation on 23 November 2020. With the help of associations and lawyers,…
Article originally published by Notes From Poland on 19 November 2020 Violence erupted in Warsaw last night, as police officers – many in plain clothes – used force, including tear…
Update 25 February 2021: The total ban for public gatherings has been in place for over 100 days and there is no sign it will be dropped any time soon.…
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…
Update: After protest from civic organisations, media and citizens, on 26 November, the Prime Minister announced that an independent committee will be in charge of rewriting article 24 of the…