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Visible and Invisible Bars: Political Imprisonment, Civil Death, and the Consequences of Democratic Erosion
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2024), 32 pp.
42 razones contra la ley antisocial: Argumentario contra la Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento de las Organizaciones no Gubernamentales y Afines
Caracas: Acceso a la Justicia (2024), 2 pp.
"En nuestro argumentario recopilamos 42 razones contra la Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales y Afine (Ley Antisociedad), cuya aprobación anulará el derecho de asociación en Venezuela y cerrará aún más el espacio cívico.
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Russia's Legislative Minefield: Tripwires for Civil Society Since 2020
Human Rights Watch (2024), 205 pp.
Confronting threats to civic spaces
Afrobarometer (2022), 86 pp.
Indonesia: Submission to the 41st Session of the UPR Working Groups, November 2022
Amnesty International; Alliance of Independent Journalists (2022), 3 pp.
"This joint submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Indonesia in November 2022. In it, Amnesty International and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) evaluate the implementation of recommendations made to Indonesia in its previous UPR, including in relation to hum
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Silencing Voices, Suppressing Criticism: The Decline in Indonesia's Civil Liberties
Jakarta: Amnesty International (2022), 67 pp.
"Between January 2019 and May 2022, Amnesty International recorded at least 328 physical and/or digital attacks directed against civil society, resulting in a total of at least 834 victims. The victims include human rights defenders (HRDs), activists, journalists, environmental defenders, students,
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Independent Journalism in Contexts of Shrinking Civic Space: Challenges and Strategies of Media Resisting Shrinking Civic Space in Europe
Inspiring Practice
Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2021), 51 pp.
"In this study, we explore the challenges and strategies of independent media outlets in contexts of shrinking civic space. To this end, we present five case studies on a specific media outlets. These describe the overall political context for the media, the specific challenges that the respective m
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Impact of the shrinking civic space on media & citizens in West Africa: Key trends and actions required
Accra: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2021), 14 pp.
"[...] This edition of the MFWA’s Media and Governance Series, explores the shrinking civic space in West Africa; the growing issues contributing to the shrinking civic space as well as its impact on the media landscape and citizens. It also suggests key actions required of stakeholders such as go
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Digital Rights in Closing Civic Space: Lessons from Ten African Countries
Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2021), 251 pp.
Thinking Democratically: A Comprehensive Approach to Countering and Preventing 'Shrinking Space'
Brussels: European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) (2020), 59 pp.
"This paper brings together 7 case studies on closing democratic space by experts from countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa as well as examples from Europe. The paper concludes with actionable recommendations for preventing and reacting to closing democratic space. Three
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Advocacy in restricted spaces: A toolkit for civil society organizations
Key Guidance
Inspiring Practice
Lifeline Fund for Embattled CSOs; Freedom House (2020), 46 pp.
"There are many valuable resources on how to conduct advocacy that provide a detailed, step-by-step approach. These approaches include best practices for identifying stakeholders, developing a message, or planning a timeline. We will not go deeply into these topics, but we do want to provide an intr
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Making Civic Space Resilient
Cordaid; Hivos (2020), 31 pp.
"The 10 countries included in this paper all show specific characteristics and contexts but also show similar barriers. Identifying shared characteristics will facilitate the development of shared approaches to deal with shrinking space. Don’t work in silos!
It’s (also) about upholding the law:
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Civil Society in the Digital Age in Africa: Identifying Threats and Mounting Pushbacks
Pretoria; Kampala: University of Pretoria Centre for Human Rights; CIPESA (2020), 78 pp.
"The report documents the threats to civil society in the digital age by examining the legislative and regulatory framework in four countries in Africa: Egypt, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia. These countries were selected from the four main geographic regions of Africa, in order to provide a sense
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The Use of Social Media in Colombian Democratic Spaces: A Double-Edged Sword
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 27 pp.
"The world is flooded with news of how social media is being used to influence democracy in conflict-affected areas, for better or worse. Colombia is not an exception. The era of social media brings opportunities and challenges to a broad range of stakeholders in this country, to harness the power o
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The Shrinking Civic Space in East Africa
Kampala: CIPESA (2019), 19 pp.
What Does Closing Civic Space Mean for Development? A Literature Review and Proposed Conceptual Framework
Institute of Development Studies (2018), 51 pp.
Hands Off my Regime! Governments’ Restrictions on Foreign Aid to Non-Governmental Organizations in Poor and Middle-Income Countries
World Development, volume 84 (2016), pp. 299-311
"Many resource-strapped developing country governments seek international aid, but when that assistance is channeled through domestic civil society, it can threaten their political control. As a result, in the last two decades, 39 of the world’s 153 low- and middle-income countries have adopted la
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