Taiwan: Positive press freedom rankings and space for protests but defamation laws remain a concern Published at 01.08.2023 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling labour rights protest refugees and migrants Read more
Continued use of terrorism lists to retaliate against HRDs raises concern Published at 31.07.2023 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs intimidation travel ban criminal defamation internet restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Final Court upholds journalists' prison sentences Published at 31.07.2023 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Brunei: Press freedom ‘virtually non-existent’ while censorship prevails Published at 31.07.2023 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship Read more
Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while press freedom rankings show drastic decline Published at 28.07.2023 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship torture/ill-treatment minority groups bureaucratic restriction Read more
Afghanistan: Nearly two years on from the Taliban takeover, persecution of civil society, journalists and critics continues Published at 27.07.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD CSO closure office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained attack on journalist excessive force torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Condamnation du leader de l’opposition Ousmane Sonko: des dizaines de morts lors des manifestations et affrontements Published at 26.07.2023 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth place restrictions protest disruption time, intimidation HRD detained excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
New Zealand: Climate activists and protesters facing arrest and prosecution for their activism Published at 26.07.2023 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
No real space for opposition activities in ‘’new Kazakhstan’’ Published at 25.07.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption harassment HRD detained attack on journalist refusal of registration excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
LOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN Y LOS MILITANTES INDEPENDIENTES LOS MÁS PERJUDICADOS POR LA REPRESIÓN DE LAS AUTORIDADES Published at 25.07.2023 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
LOS PERIODISTAS EXPRESAN SU PREOCUPACIÓN POR LA SITUACIÓN CRÍTICA QUE ATRAVIESA LA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA Published at 25.07.2023 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD threatened Read more
Alarming escalation of press freedom violations in Burkina Faso Published at 25.07.2023 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained censorship HRD threatened non state actors Read more
