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Beyond the Tax Bill: Nationwide protests reject rogue kakistocracy, government double-speak and executive excesses
Published at
02.07.2024
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- surveillance
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained

Progressive CSO law finally takes effect, 11 years later
Published at
15.05.2024
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- public vilification
- enabling law
- HRD threatened

Femicide, war on Gaza, controversial housing levy among key protest themes
Published at
01.03.2024
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on HRD
- religious groups
- sexual assault
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- labour rights
- protest
- prevention of protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained

Anti-Government protests erupt over new Finance Act
Published at
20.10.2023
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained

Rising cost of living sparks nationwide protests, journalists bear brunt of police brutality
Published at
24.05.2023
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained

Landmark judgment affirms the rights to association and equality
Published at
10.04.2023
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- protest
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened

High inflation and attacks on LGBTIQ on the spotlight ahead of elections
Published at
01.11.2022
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- protestor(s) detained
- religious groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- HRD prosecuted

CSOs condemn murder of LGBTIQ+ member, protesters beaten
Published at
10.05.2022
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- HRD prosecuted
- excessive force
- protest

LGBTIQ+ rights facing increasing threat, journalists attacked
Published at
31.01.2022
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- protest
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- HRD threatened
- land rights

Police excesses during protests a worrying trend, company in spotlight for using SLAPP
Published at
29.10.2021
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- youth
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD killing
- censorship
- killing of protestors
- LGBTI
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- environmental rights
- land rights

Deterioration of freedom of assembly for pro-human rights activists
Published at
02.06.2021
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- attack on journalist
- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- protest