Activists and journalists facing harassment, being forcibly disappeared or killed in Pakistan Published at 21.08.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Groups express concern over deteriorating media freedom Published at 20.08.2020 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship self censorship protest Read more
Bulgarians protest COVID-19 measures, over construction of coastline Published at 20.08.2020 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest HRD threatened environmental rights intimidation Read more
Hundreds dead after protests, fears over COVID-19 restrictions’ impact on free speech Published at 20.08.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Calls for political accountability after Beirut explosion: protesters, journalists face violence Published at 20.08.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Mass protests follow disputed election results Published at 20.08.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention Published at 18.08.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women harassment excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Catalan independence leaders targeted by spyware; calls to revise ‘Gag Law’ on five-year anniversary Published at 18.08.2020 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment attack on journalist protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship surveillance non state actors Read more
Criminal defamation proposal will weaken democracy in Timor-Leste, says civil society Published at 18.08.2020 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Violent attacks against three Indigenous communities of Costa Rica Published at 17.08.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment non state actors HRD threatened land rights Read more
Harcèlement judiciaire du FNDC ; six morts lors de manifestations contre les barrages de police Published at 17.08.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Charges against HRD Madi Jobarteh dropped, Gambia closer to an access to information law Published at 17.08.2020 Country Gambia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest time,place restrictions HRD acquitted positive CS development access to info. law HRD prosecuted protest Read more
