Journalists face wave of arrests & judicial harassment amid crackdown on media freedom Published at 29.10.2025 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling internet restriction HRD acquitted journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists face pattern of unlawful arrests and intimidation by security forces Published at 29.10.2025 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist protest censorship journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
Opposition and civic space blatantly restricted ahead and after presidential election Published at 29.10.2025 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors positive court ruling indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest internet restriction violent protest political interference journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights youth place restrictions Read more
Lawyer Bob Kaben Massouka detained; Journalist Rosie Pioth faces death threats; Prefect bans peaceful march Published at 29.10.2025 Country Republic of the Congo Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained protest enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities increasingly using judicial harassment to silence opposition Published at 28.10.2025 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption transnational repression attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest violent protest political interference Read more
Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire re-arrested, court ruling deals blow to freedom of expression Published at 27.10.2025 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling political interference Read more
Censorship & protests follow trial of First Vice President Riek Machar Published at 27.10.2025 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist protest censorship HRD threatened Read more
Partial win as court strikes out parts of the 'Patriotic Act' Published at 27.10.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth labour rights protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Philippines: Crackdown and arrest of anti-corruption protesters and ongoing targeting of activists Published at 27.10.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption women harassment positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing excessive force labour rights killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Women, HRDs, Migrant support NGOs, journalists & online critics face systematic violations Published at 26.10.2025 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors women refugees and migrants release of HRDs negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
HRD dismissed from Ministry role in retaliation for peaceful activism Published at 26.10.2025 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling Read more
CAR’s civic space under pressure as December 2025 elections loom; Law on the protection of HRDs adopted Published at 26.10.2025 Country Central African Republic Tags: youth protest disruption HRD detained labour rights excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
