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Afghanistan: Detention, criminalisation and torture of activists continue as the UN Human Rights Council reviews its record
- Published at
- 23.05.2024
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- HRD detained
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
Taiwan: Country moves up press freedom rankings while demonstrations held against opposition bills and on other issues
- Published at
- 23.05.2024
- Country
- Taiwan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- positive CS development
- protest
Australia: Sentencing of whistle-blower and crackdown on protests a setback for civic freedoms
- Published at
- 17.05.2024
- Country
- Australia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- harassment
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Progressive CSO law finally takes effect, 11 years later
- Published at
- 15.05.2024
- Country
- Kenya
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- public vilification
- enabling law
- HRD threatened
Brunei: Strict controls of the media, internet freedom and the right to peacefully assemble
- Published at
- 15.05.2024
- Country
- Brunei Darussalam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- surveillance
- restrictive law
Pakistan: Activists and journalists targeted, increased controls on online expression and crackdown on protests
- Published at
- 14.05.2024
- Country
- Pakistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
North Korea: Thousands held in prison camps while authorities maintain control over speech and clothing
- Published at
- 07.05.2024
- Country
- North Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- harassment
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- surveillance
Laos: Social media critic arrested for exposing bribery while land rights protesters detained
- Published at
- 07.05.2024
- Country
- Laos
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- minority groups
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
Attacks on journalists escalate; crackdown on protesters in Choluteca; another social leader killed in the Bajo Aguán region
- Published at
- 06.05.2024
- Country
- Honduras
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- land rights
HRD Naji Fateel and others released in mass pardon for Eid Al-Fitr
- Published at
- 30.04.2024
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
Eritrea ranked worst jailer of journalists in Africa
- Published at
- 30.04.2024
- Country
- Eritrea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained