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Protests held over arbitrary detentions and prison abuses by Israeli forces
Published at
17.04.2026
Country
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- harassment
- killing of journalist
- positive court ruling
- protest
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
New Zealand: Ongoing criminalisation of climate activists and concerns about restrictive bill
Published at
16.04.2026
Country
New Zealand
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- women
Continued killings of HRDs raise concerns
Published at
15.04.2026
Country
South Africa
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- extractive industries
- HRD killing
- killing of journalist
- non state actors
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- refugees and migrants
- time,place restrictions
- violent protest
Malaysia: Activists face police harassment, protesters arrested and journalists targeted for their reporting
Published at
15.04.2026
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- enforced disappearance
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- land rights
- negative court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- youth
Australia: New laws passed to restrict protests and expression as climate and pro-Palestinian protesters criminalised
Published at
13.04.2026
Country
Australia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- internet restriction
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
Timor-Leste: Protests against the police recruitment process and calls for reforms to improve press freedom
Published at
10.04.2026
Country
Timor-Leste
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- excessive force
- protest
- protest disruption
- torture/ill-treatment
2026 polls characterised by systematic crackdown on opposition and civic space
Published at
09.04.2026
Country
Uganda
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- criminal defamation
- CSO closure
- environmental rights
- funding restriction
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- internet restriction
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
Fiji: Concerns around referendum bill and the targeting of individuals for their expression
Published at
09.04.2026
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- restrictive law
Indonesia: Repression escalates with attack on human rights defender, criminalisation and threats against activists and Papua crackdown
Published at
08.04.2026
Country
Indonesia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- criminal defamation
- environmental rights
- excessive force
- HRD detained
- intimidation
- land rights
- non state actors
- positive court ruling
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- release of HRDs
- restrictive law
- women
- youth
Use of legal powers against journalists sparks concerns; Strikes and mass mobilisations signal growing pressure on public services and workers' rights
Published at
08.04.2026
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- intimidation
- labour rights
- positive CS development
- protest
- women
Former telecom workers continue to protest over severance dispute; Community mobilises to defend public access to coastline
Published at
07.04.2026
Country
Belize
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- land rights
- protest