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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 support! (at the bottom of the page) Initiative by LDH…

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8 July 2020
COVID-19 crisis / Initiatives and campaigns

ITALY: Dealing with the emergency, for health, against isolation, for dignity. The proposals of Antigone, Anpi, Arci, Cgil and Gruppo Abele

Article originally published in Italian on Associazione Antigone, 14 Marzo 2020 - accessible here The tragic events of recent days have shaken the Italian prison system to its core. Almost…

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20 March 2020
UNITED KINGDOM: “People started to call for the public ownership and control of all our public transport” – Interview with Ellie Harrison, activist in Glasgow
hoto by Neil Scott (Time to Take Back Our Buses petition hand-in at Glasgow City Chambers on 29 January 2020)
Freedom of assembly / Initiatives and campaigns

UNITED KINGDOM: “People started to call for the public ownership and control of all our public transport” – Interview with Ellie Harrison, activist in Glasgow

We interviewed Ellie Harrison, a British artist and activist based in Glasgow. Ellie sparked controversy in the UK after announcing her year-long project The Glasgow Effect, for which she refused…

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5 March 2020
FRANCE: Families of victims of police violence demand the prohibition of deadly arrest techniques and weapons used by the police
Freedom of assembly / Initiatives and campaigns

FRANCE: Families of victims of police violence demand the prohibition of deadly arrest techniques and weapons used by the police

Local groups and families demand the truth in court cases concerning victims of police violence are calling for a demonstration on 14 March 2020. The petitioners: Collectif Vies Volées (Paris,…

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6 February 2020
SLOVAKIA: We started discussing shrinking civic space before it was too late – Interview with VIA IURIS’ Ivana Kohutková
Freedom of association / Initiatives and campaigns

SLOVAKIA: We started discussing shrinking civic space before it was too late – Interview with VIA IURIS’ Ivana Kohutková

Slovakia has made the international headlines after investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were shot dead in February 2018. The murder sparked protests opening tumultuous times for…

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5 February 2020