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Bhutan: New report highlights situation of several dozen political prisoners imprisoned for decades
- Published at
- 28.03.2023
- Country
- Bhutan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- minority groups

Brunei: Array of repressive laws used to impose restrictions on civic freedoms
- Published at
- 28.03.2023
- Country
- Brunei Darussalam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship

Philippines: Activists abducted, harassed and arrested on fabricated charges while climate of impunity persists
- Published at
- 24.03.2023
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- women
- indigenous groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- surveillance
- HRD threatened

El Salvador: five environmental defenders arrested on trumped-up charges
- Published at
- 23.03.2023
- Country
- El Salvador
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights

Un journaliste d'investigation reste plusieurs semaines en prison accusé de délits contre la sécurité nationale
- Published at
- 23.03.2023
- Country
- Senegal
- Category
- Latest Developments

Australia: Protesters face arrest while security laws are putting press freedom at risk
- Published at
- 23.03.2023
- Country
- Australia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- environmental rights

Protests calling for climate change action and strikes by teachers in New Zealand
- Published at
- 21.03.2023
- Country
- New Zealand
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest

USA: Domestic terror charges for protesting sets dangerous new precedent
- Published at
- 20.03.2023
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights

Costa Rica: Condenan a un agricultor por el asesinato de Jehry Rivera y sale a la luz una red de cuentas falsas para atacar a periodistas
- Published at
- 20.03.2023
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- public vilification
- political interference
- land rights
- non state actors

Widespread impunity for ‘Bloody January’ violations, pressure on media and targeting of activists
- Published at
- 18.03.2023
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted

Ongoing criminalisation of solidarity, ‘Predatorgate’ continues to unravel
- Published at
- 14.03.2023
- Country
- Greece
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted