Myanmar: Arbitrary arrests, torture of political prisoners and digital repression used to crush the anti-junta movement Published at 04.10.2024 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained negative court ruling internet restriction killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
HRDs arbitrarily arrested, prosecuted; internet shutdown in Annobon province Published at 02.10.2024 Country Equatorial Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force enforced disappearance internet restriction restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Alarm over surge in executions and death sentences, WHRDs remain in prison Published at 30.09.2024 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Laos: Increased surveillance around ASEAN meeting, Myanmar activists deported and no progress around disappearances Published at 26.09.2024 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance minority groups transnational repression Read more
North Korea: Laws used to crack down on access to foreign media and mobile phones with harsh punishments Published at 26.09.2024 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship surveillance Read more
Reports of multiple grave violations of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly Published at 20.09.2024 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship positive court ruling release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
Targeting of government critics unabating Published at 09.09.2024 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained political interference censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Afghanistan: Activists and journalists face arrest, detention, torture and new morality law, three years after the Taliban takeover Published at 04.09.2024 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Concerns over mistreatment of detained HRDs, prolonged hunger strikes Published at 02.09.2024 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD sexual assault negative court ruling enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalist disappeared after raid as repression intensifies in Nicaragua Published at 02.08.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court convicts at least 44 defendants following mass trial Published at 01.08.2024 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment negative court ruling HRD acquitted HRD prosecuted Read more
Reports highlight continuing hostile conditions for critics, HRDs & journalists Published at 31.07.2024 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD threatened women release of HRDs intimidation sexual assault enabling law Read more
