North Korea: Escalation in targeting of families of defectors by regime and mobile surveillance as the UN General Assembly convenes Published at 31.07.2025 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship restrictive law Read more
Association & Peaceful Assembly under pressure as authorities raid meetings, disrupt protests Published at 31.07.2025 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained labour rights protest political interference Read more
Electoral period characterised by deeply repressive political environment Published at 31.07.2025 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment travel ban attack on journalist protest enforced disappearance political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
HRDs & LGBTQI+ persons face brutal killings Published at 31.07.2025 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI youth HRD killing protest violent protest restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
CSO observers highlight growing number of political prisoners; Two young researchers receive harsh sentences on treason charges Published at 29.07.2025 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation transnational repression negative court ruling excessive force protest journalist detained Read more
Anti-euro protests continue; Arrest of Varna mayor sparks protests, condemnation Published at 28.07.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Observers raise alarm about freedom of religion following archbishop's arrest Published at 28.07.2025 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants religious groups protest Read more
More political prisoners, including Sergei Tsikhanousky, released; Over one thousand remain imprisoned Published at 28.07.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained CSO closure release of HRDs Read more
Pakistan: Authorities systematically target Baloch and other activists on baseless charges, block social media and criminalise journalists Published at 28.07.2025 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Philippines: Activists face red-tagging, arbitrary arrests and financing terrorism charges around mid-term elections Published at 24.07.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women harassment HRD detained HRD killing enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Canada’s 2025 election year marked by rising disinformation and new federal and provincial laws curbing civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI indigenous groups women religious groups minority groups intimidation transnational repression positive CS development youth excessive force labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Ordenan la detención del alcalde de Maracaná tras un desalojo masivo; una protesta pone de manifiesto las tensiones por el derecho a la tierra Published at 21.07.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
