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Kiribati: Government yet to ratify the ICCPR or establish a national human rights body
Published at
31.10.2026
Country
Kiribati
Category
Latest Developments
Journalist killed, others arrested while on duty
Published at
31.10.2026
Country
Somalia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- killing of journalist
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- torture/ill-treatment
Tightening of restrictions on citizen and political mobilisation fuels climate of fear
Published at
31.10.2026
Country
Tanzania
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD detained
- intimidation
- political interference
- prevention of protest
- private sector
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- self censorship
Authorities pursue repressive policies as HRDs & journalists face imprisonment, citizenship revocation
Published at
31.10.2026
Country
Qatar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- HRD threatened
- intimidation
- religious groups
Civic space under pressure as escalation of fighting threatens return to full-scale war
Published at
31.10.2026
Country
Ethiopia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- office raid
Unprecedented arrest of entire newsroom, transnational repression persists amidst backdrop of ‘Egypt Forum’
Published at
31.10.2026
Country
Egypt
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
- enforced disappearance
- HRD prosecuted
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- protest
- refusal of registration
- release of HRDs
- transnational repression
- women
Malta: Acquittal in long-awaited trial over journalist’s murder sparks protests
Published at
30.10.2026
Country
Malta
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- protest
Restrictive regulation on social media use adopted amid ongoing suspension of social media platforms
Published at
30.10.2026
Country
Gabon
Tags:
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- protest
Guinea’s media regulator suspends four web TVs, bans France 24 and revokes correspondent’s accreditation
Published at
30.10.2026
Country
Guinea
Tags:
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- private sector
- protest
Revised Nationality Law Raises Rights Concerns Amid Ongoing Prosecutions
Published at
30.10.2026
Country
Kuwait
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- minority groups
- negative court ruling
Authorities thwart protests against presidential term limit extension
Published at
30.10.2026
Country
Zimbabwe
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- HRD prosecuted
- intimidation
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained