Myanmar: Political prisoners tortured and killed with impunity while journalists and social media activists remain at risk Published at 20.04.2024 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD killing killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests and meetings over controversial constitutional reform banned; journalist arrested Published at 19.04.2024 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance Read more
Calls to restrict TikTok & bill to combat deepfakes raise concerns about freedom of expression Published at 19.04.2024 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI labour rights protest private sector Read more
Allegations of surveillance raise press freedom concerns in Uruguay Published at 18.04.2024 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation protest bureaucratic restriction surveillance non state actors Read more
Draconian Cybercrime law used to target protesters, HRDs, journalists amid pro-Palestine protests Published at 18.04.2024 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
A Government Minister threatens legal action over defamation as media faces exclusion from tourism events Published at 17.04.2024 Country St Kitts and Nevis Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law intimidation Read more
Prominent Bedoon Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour Published at 16.04.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Japan: Local governments restrict journalists while union members sacked following strike Published at 16.04.2024 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI labour rights protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
No respite for journalists as restrictions and attacks continue Published at 15.04.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation release of HRDs killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment political interference bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Woman human rights defender, blogger and Wikipedian targeted in Saudi Arabia Published at 15.04.2024 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance Read more
Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly and Expression amidst Israel's bombardment in Palestine Published at 12.04.2024 Country Israel Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections Published at 12.04.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
