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Amendments re-criminalising defamation adopted despite protests
- Published at
- 03.08.2023
- Country
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- access to info. law

Togo: Radio station given formal notice; journalist briefly detained, threatened
- Published at
- 02.08.2023
- Country
- Togo
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- intimidation

South Korea: Trade unionists face harassment and attacks while journalists charged for reporting on Ukraine
- Published at
- 02.08.2023
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment

CSOs warn decision not to reform “Gag Law” is “bad news for human rights in Spain”
- Published at
- 01.08.2023
- Country
- Spain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- religious groups
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- violent protest
- political interference
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights

Taiwan: Positive press freedom rankings and space for protests but defamation laws remain a concern
- Published at
- 01.08.2023
- Country
- Taiwan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- protest
- refugees and migrants

Continued use of terrorism lists to retaliate against HRDs raises concern
- Published at
- 31.07.2023
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- intimidation
- travel ban
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- HRD prosecuted

Final Court upholds journalists' prison sentences
- Published at
- 31.07.2023
- Country
- Morocco
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- restrictive law
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted

CSOs raise concern about Burundi's civic space
- Published at
- 31.07.2023
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- hrd

Brunei: Press freedom ‘virtually non-existent’ while censorship prevails
- Published at
- 31.07.2023
- Country
- Brunei Darussalam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- censorship

Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while press freedom rankings show drastic decline
- Published at
- 28.07.2023
- Country
- Bhutan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- torture/ill-treatment
- minority groups
- bureaucratic restriction

Afghanistan: Nearly two years on from the Taliban takeover, persecution of civil society, journalists and critics continues
- Published at
- 27.07.2023
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained