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Press freedom protections strengthen amid threats and attacks on journalists; Workers and environmental groups mobilise
Published at
21.08.2026
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- environmental rights
- harassment
- labour rights
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
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
Politician’s brother threatens journalist over corruption report amid growing concerns about pressure on media
Published at
18.07.2025
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- protest
- censorship
- access to info. law
- environmental rights
Las acusaciones contra los sindicatos suscitan preocupación y la suspensión del decreto sobre medios augura cambios positivos
Published at
06.05.2025
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- protest
Concerns over anti-union allegations; Suspension of Media Decree signals positive development
Published at
22.04.2025
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- protest
La nueva ley de medios suscita críticas en vísperas de las elecciones generales
Published at
24.10.2024
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- protest
- restrictive law
- surveillance
- HRD threatened
New Media Law draws criticism ahead of the country’s general elections
Published at
22.10.2024
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- protest
- restrictive law
- surveillance
- HRD threatened
Un controvertido proyecto de ley de medios aprobado por el Senado suscita preocupación por la libertad de expresión
Published at
19.07.2024
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- excessive force
- protest
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
Uruguayan Senate approves controversial media bill, sparking concerns over freedom of expression
Published at
10.07.2024
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- excessive force
- protest
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
Allegations of surveillance raise press freedom concerns in Uruguay
Published at
18.04.2024
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- surveillance
- non state actors
Organised crime a growing threat to journalists; new media bill worries civil society
Published at
22.01.2024
Country
Uruguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- intimidation
- protest
- restrictive law
- censorship