New restrictive laws raise concerns Published at 30.05.2025 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained non state actors Read more
Controversial PVO Amendment Bill enacted, pressure on journalists continues Published at 30.05.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption negative court ruling protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Un polémico decreto presidencial restringe la labor de la sociedad civil; personas manifestantes por el derecho a la tierra son víctimas de amenazas Published at 30.05.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
China: Regime continues to jail activists and target critical artists, film makers and musicians Published at 29.05.2025 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Large and sustained protests against government’s pro-Russian stance and Foreign Agent Law Published at 28.05.2025 Country Slovakia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law access to info. law Read more
Unprecedented protests in Bulgaria’s public media - journalists demand higher wages and editorial independence Published at 27.05.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Protests follow announcement of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Published at 27.05.2025 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women refugees and migrants protest Read more
Politically motivated prosecutions amid declining media and civic space Published at 27.05.2025 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship place restrictions office raid religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Crackdown on journalists and critics continues; Report finds 25 journalists detained in 18 months Published at 27.05.2025 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained torture/ill-treatment transnational repression intimidation Read more
Oleada de agresiones contra activistas de los derechos de las personas migrantes; al menos dos personas manifestantes heridas Published at 27.05.2025 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation HRD detained excessive force restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Adoption of Counter-Terrorism Bill by Parliament sparks concerns among press freedom advocates Published at 27.05.2025 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Australia: Authorities continue to criminalise protests, police with impunity and increase restrictive legislation and policies Published at 26.05.2025 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protestor(s) detained protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
