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Maldives: Government ignores UN recommendations with passage of draconian media law, crackdown on protests and banning of cartoon
Published at
16.02.2026
Country
Maldives
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- refugees and migrants
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
China: Xi regime targets activists, journalists, ethnic minorities, foreign critics and underground churches
Published at
16.02.2026
Country
China
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- extractive industries
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- journalist detained
- minority groups
- negative court ruling
- protestor(s) detained
- religious groups
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- youth
Military junta leader elected president amid enforced disappearances, suspension of opposition parties and media outlets
Published at
10.02.2026
Country
Guinea
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- prevention of protest
- protest
- protest disruption
- violent protest
- youth
Belize sees wave of protests over telecom merger; government drops proposed constitutional amendment after pressure from civil society
Published at
10.02.2026
Country
Belize
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- positive CS development
- prevention of protest
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- violent protest
Taiwan: Protesters face investigation, social media platform banned and union suppressed
Published at
10.02.2026
Country
Taiwan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- internet restriction
- labour rights
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
Nauru: UN body calls on government to respect freedom of expression and establish a national human rights institution
Published at
09.02.2026
Country
Nauru
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- refugees and migrants
Myanmar: Election law and other forms of repression used to target dissent against sham elections, five years on from coup
Published at
06.02.2026
Country
Myanmar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- minority groups
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- transnational repression
- travel ban
- women
Human rights organisations express concerns about the escalated repression of civil society in Yemen
Published at
29.01.2026
Country
Yemen
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
Authorities continue to persecute activists and former members of the Kuwaiti National Assembly
Published at
29.01.2026
Country
Kuwait
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- harassment
- HRD prosecuted
Laos: Government queried on lack of protection for human rights defenders, trade union restrictions and transnational repression
Published at
29.01.2026
Country
Laos
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- harassment
- intimidation
- labour rights
- minority groups
- transnational repression
Kiribati: UN human rights chief raises concerns on reversal of commitment to ratify ICCPR and need for judicial independence
Published at
28.01.2026
Country
Kiribati
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI