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Wave of arrests following failed coup attempt
Published at
31.03.2026
Country
Benin
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- negative court ruling
- positive court ruling
La police réprime les manifestations étudiantes avec violence ; plusieurs journalistes arrêtés et poursuivis ; le Conseil des ministres adopte une loi draconienne anti-LGBTQI+
Published at
27.03.2026
Country
Senegal
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- killing of protestors
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- prevention of protest
- protest
- protest disruption
- restrictive law
- violent protest
- youth
Deadly tram accident in Sarajevo sparks protests
Published at
20.03.2026
Country
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- LGBTI
- positive court ruling
- private sector
- protest
- public vilification
- women
Mongolia: Court strikes down restrictive provision as calls for release of activist persist
Published at
19.03.2026
Country
Mongolia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- positive court ruling
Bhutan: Political prisoner dies in custody while information blockade persists
Published at
12.03.2026
Country
Bhutan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
Police violence during student protests; several journalists arrested and prosecuted; Council of Ministers adopts draconian anti-LGBTQI+ law
Published at
11.03.2026
Country
Senegal
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- killing of protestors
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- prevention of protest
- protest
- protest disruption
- restrictive law
- violent protest
- youth
Nepal: Still no accountability for violent crackdown by security forces as civic space violations persist and election draws near
Published at
19.02.2026
Country
Nepal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- youth
Maldives: Government ignores UN recommendations with passage of draconian media law, crackdown on protests and banning of cartoon
Published at
16.02.2026
Country
Maldives
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- refugees and migrants
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
Nauru: UN body calls on government to respect freedom of expression and establish a national human rights institution
Published at
09.02.2026
Country
Nauru
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- refugees and migrants
GenZ212 protesters remain in detention, new laws threaten media & expression
Published at
05.02.2026
Country
Morocco
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- positive court ruling
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- youth
Arrests of anti-corruption and anti-slavery activists
Published at
02.02.2026
Country
Mauritania
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- prevention of protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained