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Attacks on press freedom and peaceful assembly in Liberia: Journalists face violence, abduction, and censorship
Published at
29.10.2025
Country
Liberia
Tags:
- youth
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- censorship
- non state actors
Suspension of media outlets, journalists detained and prosecuted
Published at
29.10.2025
Country
Benin
Tags:
- transnational repression
- negative court ruling
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- enabling law
- censorship
- journalist detained
Authorities Tighten Rights Clampdown in Western Sahara, Youths hold mass Protests
Published at
28.10.2025
Country
Morocco
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
Lebanon’s Civic Space faces Triple Pressures — State, Israel, and Hezbolla
Published at
28.10.2025
Country
Lebanon
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- harassment
- HRD threatened
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- killing of journalist
- non state actors
- protest
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- restrictive law
CSOs call for meaningful participation in Constitutional amendment process, journalist & activist detained
Published at
27.10.2025
Country
Lesotho
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
Civic space violations reported ahead of 2025 elections
Published at
27.10.2025
Country
Malawi
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- protest
- violent protest
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
Mauritania: Journalists and human rights defenders face arrests and convictions
Published at
24.10.2025
Country
Mauritania
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- CSO closure
- excessive force
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- positive CS development
- protest
- refugees and migrants
Indonesia: Brutal crackdown on protests, arrests of activists and suppression of dissent in Papua as President marks one year in power
Published at
24.10.2025
Country
Indonesia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- enforced disappearance
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- women
- indigenous groups
- minority groups
- attack on journalist
- protest
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- land rights
- youth
New criminal law and Draft Cybercrime Bill in The Gambia threatens press freedom, freedom of expression and digital rights
Published at
23.10.2025
Country
Gambia
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Mongolia: Rights group calls for repeal of restrictive provision while NGOs and human rights defenders face challenges
Published at
13.10.2025
Country
Mongolia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- protest
Expansion of law enforcement and continued suppression of critical voices
Published at
11.10.2025
Country
United States of America
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- intimidation
- political interference
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- travel ban