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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

Despite a constitutional right of peaceful assembly, in practice the authorities in Ivory Coast use violence to disperse peaceful protests....

Jamaica

Jamaica

An authorisation for a public assembly must be obtained from the police and local authorities. Police forces generally intervene only...

Japan

Japan

The right of peaceful assembly is generally respected in Japan.

Jordan

Jordan

Exercise of the right of peaceful assembly in Jordan is significantly restricted. A notification regime operates as a de facto...

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan greatly restricts, both in law and practice, the right of peaceful assembly. In January 2022, hundreds of protesters were shot...

Kenya

Kenya

The right of peaceful assembly is not fully respected in Kenya, particularly in the case of protests against the government....

Kiribati

Kiribati

The right of peaceful assembly is generally respected in Kiribati.

Kosovo

Kosovo

The right of peaceful assembly is generally respected in Kosovo. Kosovo is not recognised as a State by the United...

Kuwait

Kuwait

The exercise of the right of peaceful assembly in Kuwait is restricted in practice. Despite a constitutional right to meet...

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

The right of peaceful assembly has been better respected in Kyrgyzstan in recent years, notably since the adoption of a...

Laos

Laos

The right of peaceful assembly is not generally respected in Laos. The Penal Code is used to prohibit protests.

Latvia

Latvia

The right of peaceful assembly is generally respected in Latvia. A notification regime is applied to most public assemblies.