Police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse party goers gathering against COVID-19 measures Published at 21.06.2021 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained intimidation protest excessive force internet restriction violent protest Read more
Protests against racial and classist injustice face excessive and racialised policing Published at 19.03.2021 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: women youth minority groups intimidation protest protestor(s) detained excessive force LGBTI Read more
Protests against COVID-19 measures, Extinction Rebellion Facebook page suspended Published at 02.12.2020 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights internet restriction Read more
Thousands gather for Black Lives Matter protest; Facebook bans images of Zwarte Piet Published at 23.09.2020 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: youth internet restriction violent protest religious groups women protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Carnival branded anti-Semitic; police use excessive force against climate protesters Published at 15.01.2020 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling religious groups excessive force protest prevention of protest violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Human rights defender summoned to appear in court Published at 31.08.2019 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment Read more
Belgium approves law creating long overdue human rights institution Published at 15.06.2019 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protestor(s) detained violent protest protest enabling law Read more
Hundreds arrested as clashes reported during a series of anti-government protests Published at 25.01.2019 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained refugees and migrants protest violent protest Read more
Two women arrested as protestors continue to oppose detention of migrant families Published at 14.09.2018 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law women protestor(s) detained refugees and migrants protest Read more
Journalists arrested while covering asylum protest Published at 26.07.2018 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants journalist detained censorship attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Local rights group concerned over restrictions on assembly rights Published at 06.02.2018 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Environmental CSOs challenge Flemish government over limiting citizen participation Published at 13.12.2017 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups environmental rights Read more
