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India: Ahead of the G20 summit, human rights defenders face raids, arrests and detention while impunity persists in Manipur
- Published at
- 17.08.2023
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- environmental rights

India: Government continues crackdown on civil society and harassment of journalists as it hosts the G20
- Published at
- 31.05.2023
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- women
- protest disruption
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted

Amid UN scrutiny, documentary on Modi censored, activists remain in detention and repression in Kashmir continues
- Published at
- 24.02.2023
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- office raid
- harassment
- criminal defamation
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained

Government agencies used to silence dissent in India as its rights record is scrutinised at the UN
- Published at
- 22.11.2022
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- prevention of protest
- protest disruption
- office raid
- excessive force
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights

Indian authorities criminalise activists and bulldoze homes of protesters to silence dissent
- Published at
- 01.08.2022
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- harassment
- youth
- women
- attack on HRD
- journalist detained
- HRD detained

Arbitrary travel restrictions, harassment of activists and targeting of journalists in India
- Published at
- 15.04.2022
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- attack on journalist
- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- negative court ruling
- women
- bureaucratic restriction
- protestor(s) detained

Authorities harass and squeeze funding of NGOs while activists, journalists targeted in India
- Published at
- 28.02.2022
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- protest disruption
- restrictive law
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protestor(s) detained
- surveillance
- non state actors
- women
- minority groups
- protest
- land rights

Increasing use of draconian UAPA and other repressive laws to stifle dissent in India
- Published at
- 02.12.2021
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- journalist detained
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- protest

Indian government snooping row sparks outrage as restrictions on civic freedoms persist
- Published at
- 15.09.2021
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- surveillance
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
- protest

Death of Fr Swamy and increasing online restrictions highlights risk facing activists in India
- Published at
- 09.07.2021
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- HRD killing
- land rights

Indian authorities continue to stifle dissent and persecute activists despite pandemic surge
- Published at
- 04.05.2021
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- attack on HRD
- protest
- journalist detained
- criminal defamation
- public vilification
- HRD threatened