Uniting for democracy: How we can work together to address challenges to people's rights and civil society
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Slovak PM claims plans for organising peaceful assemblies constitute an attack on national security
Government warns of potential ‘preventive measures’ against upcoming protests, citing national security concerns based on a State Intelligence Service report, which refers to email communication between organisers.
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Shrinking freedoms: The steady erosion of civic space and freedom of assembly in Slovakia
Following draft laws stigmatising foreign-funded CSOs and limiting access to information, a new draft “Assassination Law” is set to restrict freedom of assembly, as part of a larger trend to suppress civil society in the country.
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How to respond to civic space restrictions: experiences from Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia
Civil society experts share strategies of how CSOs in Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia have countered harmful legislative proposals affecting civic space.
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Slovakia: Civil society under threat
Slovak civil society is concerned that the new government's actions and rhetoric are shrinking space for their work. How can they respond?
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