Myanmar: Human rights defenders and journalists remain at risk while torture and ill-treatment of political prisoners persists Published at 17.09.2026 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship environmental rights HRD prosecuted negative court ruling protest restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
North Korea: Students executed for watching foreign videos as surveillance and restrictions intensify Published at 15.09.2026 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship harassment surveillance time,place restrictions youth Read more
Afghanistan: Five years after Taliban takeover, the attack on civic freedoms persists Published at 26.08.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained intimidation journalist detained office raid protest surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Vietnam: Activists, religious actors, book publishers and journalists criminalised as new retaliatory decree on lawyers comes into effect Published at 21.08.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD prosecuted minority groups negative court ruling religious groups restrictive law transnational repression women Read more
Authorities intensify media crackdown ahead of national elections Published at 31.07.2026 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure journalist detained office raid release of HRDs Read more
CSOs raise alarm about widespread torture, authorities exploit war to widen crackdown on human rights Published at 21.07.2026 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted internet restriction release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment Read more
New risks confront civil society in Uzbekistan Published at 20.07.2026 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refusal of registration restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Hong Kong: Journalists targeted, booksellers arrested as government expands its powers Published at 07.07.2026 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment LGBTI negative court ruling prevention of protest restrictive law travel ban women Read more
Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Online Critics While Tech Platforms Restrict Civil Society Voices Published at 30.06.2026 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment internet restriction labour rights Read more
China: Repression continues with new ‘ethnic unity’ law, targeting of activists and silencing of Tiananmen anniversary commemorations Published at 30.06.2026 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted land rights minority groups negative court ruling restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression women Read more
Afghanistan: Ongoing repression of the press and activists as peaceful protest in Herat disrupted with excessive force Published at 15.06.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship excessive force harassment HRD detained journalist detained office raid protest protest disruption women Read more
Laos: Dissident found dead as UN expert highlights strict restrictions on freedoms and reprisals against activists Published at 08.06.2026 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing Read more
