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Onslaught of restrictive legislation continues in Nicaragua
Published at
26.01.2021
Country
Nicaragua
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
El Gobierno rompe el diálogo con los manifestantes y usa las restricciones sanitarias para acosar
Published at
21.01.2021
Country
Cuba
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- harassment
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
Journalists in Yemen continue to face severe threats in carrying out their work
Published at
21.01.2021
Country
Yemen
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- attack on journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
Saudi Arabia continues to detain, harass and torture human rights defenders
Published at
21.01.2021
Country
Saudi Arabia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- labour rights
- refugees and migrants
- HRD prosecuted
China continues Hong Kong crackdown, persecution of activists and journalists for their reporting
Published at
21.01.2021
Country
China
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- minority groups
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Journalists assassinated and detained incommunicado, peaceful protesters arrested
Published at
20.01.2021
Country
Syria
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- release of HRDs
Serious abuses in North Korean camps documented by NGOs while radio broadcasts jammed
Published at
18.01.2021
Country
North Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- labour rights
- censorship
Cuban government backtracks on talks with protesters and uses COVID-19 regulations to harass critics
Published at
15.01.2021
Country
Cuba
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- harassment
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
CSOs call for Azeri authorities to stop the persecution of independent journalists
Published at
11.01.2021
Country
Azerbaijan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- journalist detained
- enabling law
Rights groups and the UN continue to press Laos where civic space remains ‘closed’
Published at
07.01.2021
Country
Laos
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- HRD detained
- minority groups
While insisting it’s COVID-19 free, Turkmenistan renews efforts to clamp down on dissent
Published at
22.12.2020
Country
Turkmenistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- protest
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted