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Thinning media landscape in Liechtenstein
Published at
19.01.2026
Country
Liechtenstein
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
Luxembourg: Draft bill expanding police powers to remove individuals causing disturbances in public spaces strongly criticised
Published at
13.01.2026
Country
Luxembourg
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- place restrictions
- political interference
- protest
- restrictive law
Japan: Hiroshima protesters arrested and forcibly removed while proposal for new anti-spy law raises concerns
Published at
06.01.2026
Country
Japan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
Protesters rally against far-right’s inclusion in government, watchdogs warn of risks to press freedom
Published at
06.12.2025
Country
Czech Republic
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- women
New Zealand: Authorities arrest climate and anti-militarisation protesters and introduce new restrictive bill to curb protests
Published at
25.11.2025
Country
New Zealand
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
Attempt to use arcane provision of labour code to quash flight attendants’ strike
Published at
16.11.2025
Country
Canada
Tags:
- censorship
- excessive force
- intimidation
- labour rights
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- religious groups
- restrictive law
- surveillance
- violent protest
Far-right party launches parliamentary inquiry targeting civil society, government announces task force to scrutinise NGO funding
Published at
31.10.2025
Country
Austria
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enabling law
- excessive force
- funding restriction
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- positive court ruling
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- surveillance
- travel ban
- youth
March in Basseterre over corruption and concerns amid controversy on development law
Published at
17.10.2025
Country
St Kitts and Nevis
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- protest
Workers stage strikes in Barbados’ capital city over pay, safety and fair hiring
Published at
15.10.2025
Country
Barbados
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- protest
Media independence faces challenges ahead of elections; Community protests to denounce police killing
Published at
14.10.2025
Country
Jamaica
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
Portugal holds third election in three years; Civic space threatened by far-right parties and extremist groups
Published at
13.10.2025
Country
Portugal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights