Unprecedented police crackdown on pension protests; Environmental defenders prosecuted for opposing mining project in Mendoza Published at 17.05.2025 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification sexual assault extractive industries torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Six months of unrest in Serbia: Calls for a snap election as protests enter “new phase” Published at 16.05.2025 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation surveillance travel ban attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Local government in the Kurdistan Region continues to commit serious human rights violations Published at 15.05.2025 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption negative court ruling labour rights protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space at risk: Donald Trump’s first 100 days and the growing crackdown on dissent Published at 14.05.2025 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship access to info. law surveillance private sector non state actors positive court ruling religious groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Silencing Dissent: Arrests, Censorship and Deadly Protests Published at 13.05.2025 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs intimidation protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained Read more
Burundi Under Scrutiny: UN Condemns Killings, Disappearances, and Crackdown on Freedoms Published at 13.05.2025 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained HRD prosecuted negative court ruling non state actors political interference release of HRDs Read more
La criminalización y la vigilancia ilegal de las PDDH hacen saltar las alarmas Published at 13.05.2025 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption office raid women intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration labour rights protest restrictive law surveillance environmental rights land rights Read more
Samoa: Journalists face abuse and threats amid political turmoil Published at 12.05.2025 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation intimidation Read more
Ethiopia's Intensifying Crackdown: Arbitrary CSO suspensions, Censorship & Political Repression Published at 07.05.2025 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure travel ban HRD detained censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Las acusaciones contra los sindicatos suscitan preocupación y la suspensión del decreto sobre medios augura cambios positivos Published at 06.05.2025 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation positive CS development labour rights protest Read more
Citizens mobilise for accountability following deadly nightclub fire Published at 05.05.2025 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Leading presidential candidate detained after announcing bid; Subsequent protests brutally repressed Published at 02.05.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption sexual assault minority groups intimidation travel ban HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
