Massive restrictions on expression during COVID-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition Published at 24.08.2020 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction restrictive law people with disabilities access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Economic decline, crackdown on rights; Zimbabweans hanker for change through protests Published at 24.08.2020 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
LGBTI activist attacked; female journalists face rape and death threats on social media Published at 24.08.2020 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment LGBTI women protest Read more
COVID-19: civil society protest banned; news anchor sidelined after interview Published at 24.08.2020 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest public vilification Read more
Dépénalisation des rapports homosexuels Published at 22.08.2020 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI restrictive law Read more
Same sex relations decriminalised; amended Penal Code denounced as 'repressive' Published at 21.08.2020 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law positive CS development Read more
Independent Fact-Finding Mission a welcome step, but violations against HRDs, journalists continue Published at 21.08.2020 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained office raid surveillance harassment attack on journalist HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened Read more
Líderes independentistas catalanes bajo vigilancia y llamamientos para revisar la ley de mordaza Published at 21.08.2020 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment attack on journalist protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship surveillance non state actors Read more
Activists and journalists facing harassment, being forcibly disappeared or killed in Pakistan Published at 21.08.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment women attack on journalist journalist detained Read more
Groups express concern over deteriorating media freedom Published at 20.08.2020 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship self censorship protest Read more
Bulgarians protest COVID-19 measures, over construction of coastline Published at 20.08.2020 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest HRD threatened environmental rights intimidation Read more
Hundreds dead after protests, fears over COVID-19 restrictions’ impact on free speech Published at 20.08.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest censorship journalist detained protest disruption release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors protestor(s) detained Read more
