USA: bills restrict freedom of expression in the classroom; massive protests in Puerto Rico Published at 10.03.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups intimidation surveillance labour rights protest political interference restrictive law enabling law censorship protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Nicaragua: Sandinista hero and political prisoner Hugo Torres dies in police custody Published at 10.03.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women torture/ill-treatment CSO closure negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
On the Watchlist: Widespread violations reported during ‘’Bloody January’’ Published at 10.03.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained attack on HRD intimidation harassment travel ban protestor(s) detained HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest HRD prosecuted Read more
On the Watchlist: Concerns over moves to undermine judicial independence and attempts to muzzle CSOs Published at 10.03.2022 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrest of activist and restrictive NGO laws proposed a regressive step by Mongolian authorities Published at 09.03.2022 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protestor(s) detained HRD detained protest disruption restrictive law Read more
Iraqi Kurdistan: Ongoing retaliation against anyone who criticises the governing authorities Published at 08.03.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment protest Read more
Journalists and media outlets targeted amidst state of emergency Published at 08.03.2022 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted CSO closure Read more
Revisión de la ley Mordaza y acoso judicial y en Internet a periodistas Published at 08.03.2022 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling internet restriction women intimidation harassment negative court ruling protest Read more
Blogger challenges warrant of arrest issued by Samoan courts Published at 08.03.2022 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
North Korean citizens punished severely for using mobile phones and watching foreign films Published at 07.03.2022 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Pakistani journalists, activists remain at risk while new restrictions against online dissent passed Published at 03.03.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained women HRD prosecuted Read more
Colombia: surveillance of civil society and detention of protest leaders Published at 02.03.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing criminal defamation surveillance non state actors women indigenous groups release of HRDs positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest enabling law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights self censorship youth Read more
