Targeting of government critics unabating Published at 09.09.2024 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained political interference censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Maldives: UN body raises concerns about restrictions and attacks on civic freedoms while protesters face reprisals Published at 06.09.2024 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation protest restrictive law Read more
Afghanistan: Activists and journalists face arrest, detention, torture and new morality law, three years after the Taliban takeover Published at 04.09.2024 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Thailand: Opposition party dissolved while activists criminalised and attacked Published at 02.09.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Vanuatu: UN body calls for repeal of criminal defamation laws, teachers’ union holds strike Published at 30.08.2024 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Singapore: New Prime Minister continues policy of silencing dissent by criminalising protesters and harassing critics Published at 29.08.2024 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Papua New Guinea: Media restrictions and cybercrime law undermine freedom of expression Published at 28.08.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Japan: Press freedom ranking drops while new law passed to remove defamatory online posts Published at 27.08.2024 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth refugees and migrants protest Read more
Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while journalists and civil society remain constrained Published at 26.08.2024 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship torture/ill-treatment Read more
India: Activists and journalists continued to be targeted around elections despite UN Human Rights Committee scrutiny Published at 22.08.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Tonga: Lack of progress on ratifying the ICCPR and establishing a human rights body as press freedom challenges remain Published at 21.08.2024 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship Read more
Enfrentamientos con las fuerzas de seguridad: cientos de personas manifestantes heridas y decenas de detenciones Published at 19.08.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification extractive industries violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
