Private security company hired by authorities to research anti-base protesters in Okinawa Published at 02.04.2019 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI minority groups surveillance negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Anti-racism protests held to counteract far-right marches Published at 05.12.2018 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI environmental rights enabling law Read more
Protests nationwide in Japan calling for reforms to anti-rape law Published at 14.08.2019 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship women protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
UN Special Rapporteur criticises Japan's freedom of expression laws Published at 29.06.2016 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law protest Read more
Protests against increased international role for Japan's military Published at 15.12.2016 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest Read more
New law sparks fears of downward spiral in civic freedoms Published at 07.07.2017 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law surveillance protest release of HRDs Read more
Escalating tensions over militarisation in Okinawa spark protests Published at 12.10.2017 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest Read more
Regional tensions spur militarisation of Japan, sparking citizen protests Published at 12.12.2017 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups protest political interference environmental rights Read more
Anti-US base activist faces imprisonment as Okinawa protests continue Published at 08.02.2018 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Activists alarmed by protest restrictions in Tokyo Published at 11.09.2018 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI women minority groups time,place restrictions Read more
Immigration detainees in Japan hold hunger strike while Okinawa anti-base protests continue Published at 22.01.2020 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship refugees and migrants protest Read more
Anti-Olympics activist’s house raided while group urges games facilities be opened up to homeless Published at 29.04.2020 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest environmental rights youth Read more
