Thailand: Harassment and prosecution of activists and critics persist as elections loom Published at 15.01.2026 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refugees and migrants restrictive law transnational repression women youth Read more
North Korea: New UN report highlights a decade of repression as new resolution passed at the UN General Assembly Published at 14.01.2026 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance internet restriction restrictive law surveillance Read more
Luxembourg: Draft bill expanding police powers to remove individuals causing disturbances in public spaces strongly criticised Published at 13.01.2026 Country Luxembourg Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions political interference protest restrictive law Read more
India: Civic freedoms remain at risk with crackdown on protests, internet restrictions and denial of bail to activists Published at 13.01.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship environmental rights excessive force funding restriction harassment HRD detained HRD killing internet restriction journalist detained protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law women youth Read more
Comoros: Right of journalists to keep sources secret is upheld after pressure; arrests of protesters Published at 12.01.2026 Country Comoros Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law journalist detained protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Japan: Hiroshima protesters arrested and forcibly removed while proposal for new anti-spy law raises concerns Published at 06.01.2026 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Convictions against dissent continue unabated Published at 17.12.2025 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation enforced disappearance harassment hrd HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling positive court ruling prevention of protest protest travel ban Read more
Protesters rally against far-right’s inclusion in government, watchdogs warn of risks to press freedom Published at 06.12.2025 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law women Read more
Enforced Prosperity Narratives, Corruption-driven Internet Censorship, and Repression of Dissent at Home and Abroad Published at 04.12.2025 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained internet restriction intimidation transnational repression travel ban Read more
Afghanistan: Taliban blocks the internet and social media, cracks down on the media and arrests activists Published at 02.12.2025 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained internet restriction journalist detained killing of journalist labour rights torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Cambodia: Authorities criminalise commentary and reporting on border conflict and prosecute and jail critics Published at 01.12.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD threatened journalist detained labour rights land rights negative court ruling restrictive law Read more
New Zealand: Authorities arrest climate and anti-militarisation protesters and introduce new restrictive bill to curb protests Published at 25.11.2025 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women Read more
