Despite UN concerns Sri Lanka continues to detain critics, arrest protesters and entrench impunity Published at 13.07.2021 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Increasing insecurity in Burkina Faso: mass protests, two journalists, one conservationist killed Published at 12.07.2021 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing killing of journalist protest censorship non state actors Read more
Journalists and CSOs face a clampdown Published at 09.07.2021 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained protest Read more
Death of Fr Swamy and increasing online restrictions highlights risk facing activists in India Published at 09.07.2021 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD killing land rights Read more
Democratic backslide in El Salvador deepens Published at 08.07.2021 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups harassment negative court ruling protest public vilification censorship surveillance environmental rights Read more
Trade unionist killed during protest, court orders journalists to reveal sources Published at 08.07.2021 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors violent protest bureaucratic restriction negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Restrictions on press freedom in Uruguay Published at 08.07.2021 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law negative court ruling political interference restrictive law Read more
Twitter banned, proposed Press Council Act amendments further restrict freedom of expression Published at 07.07.2021 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption excessive force protest killing of journalist prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
More commitments to improve press freedom Published at 06.07.2021 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development journalist detained enabling law Read more
Ongoing persecution of critics and journalists arrested Published at 06.07.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained attack on HRD journalist detained Read more
A ‘dark day’ for LGBTI rights in Hungary, leading to calls for urgent EU action Published at 06.07.2021 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law intimidation censorship protest public vilification Read more
Lawyer assaulted following corruption report, protest disrupted and journalists attacked in PNG Published at 06.07.2021 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist protest protest disruption women non state actors Read more
