Student associations more popular due to pandemic; protests against COVID-19 measures continue Published at 08.09.2020 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protestor(s) detained violent protest protest Read more
Court suspends head of human rights organisation; access to WhatsApp blocked Published at 08.09.2020 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained internet restriction intimidation harassment censorship negative court ruling Read more
Massive protests against COVID-19 measures; journalists’ safety compromised during protests Published at 08.09.2020 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections Published at 08.09.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI office raid attack on HRD CSO closure criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Concerns about state of emergency restrictions in Samoa and proposed Facebook ban Published at 04.09.2020 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Harassment and intimidation of journalists continue unabated Published at 02.09.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship access to info. law public vilification intimidation Read more
Lao activist Muay in jail for nearly a year while still no justice for 2018 dam collapse Published at 02.09.2020 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment environmental rights land rights Read more
Continued rights violations reported throughout COVID-19 lockdown and run up to national elections Published at 31.08.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD excessive force release of HRDs LGBTI criminal defamation HRD detained labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Concerns about increased use of death penalty and judicial harassment to crack down on civic space Published at 31.08.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
HRD Azimjan Askarov dies in prison amid growing pressure on civil society and media Published at 31.08.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest internet restriction protest disruption office raid attack on journalist HRD detained restrictive law Read more
Black Lives Matter protests continue despite escalating tensions as federal troops deployed Published at 31.08.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of protestors violent protest positive court ruling protest disruption refugees and migrants enabling law minority groups surveillance positive CS development time,place restrictions attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protestor(s) detained Read more
Activist groups in Japan call for end to racism, police abuse and passage of equality law Published at 27.08.2020 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI torture/ill-treatment minority groups Read more
