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New criminal law and Draft Cybercrime Bill in The Gambia threatens press freedom, freedom of expression and digital rights
Published at
23.10.2025
Country
Gambia
Tags:
- excessive force
- HRD detained
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- prevention of protest
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- release of HRDs
- restrictive law
- youth
New law introduced restricting protest rights. Parliament calls OSCE to examine provisions following police violence against pro-Palestine protesters
Published at
21.10.2025
Country
Cyprus
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- religious groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- labour rights
- protest
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Observers raise alarm about rule of law and media freedom; Protests continue against austerity and PM Fico
Published at
21.10.2025
Country
Slovakia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- LGBTI
- political interference
- protest
- public vilification
- self censorship
- women
Deaths in custody and enforced disappearances increase concern over systematic repression in Nicaragua
Published at
18.10.2025
Country
Nicaragua
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- public vilification
- transnational repression
- travel ban
Madagascar: Military seizes power following sustained, deadly youth-led protests
Published at
17.10.2025
Country
Madagascar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
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
Malta: Large mobilisation against planning bills
Published at
16.10.2025
Country
Malta
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- land rights
- intimidation
Sri Lanka: Authorities crackdown on protest in Mannar and continue to harass activists and journalists
Published at
16.10.2025
Country
Sri Lanka
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- excessive force
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- land rights
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
UN experts warn of ‘’chilling’’ impact as assault on media, journalists and activists intensifies
Published at
14.10.2025
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted