Philippines: Crackdown and arrest of anti-corruption protesters and ongoing targeting of activists Published at 27.10.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption women harassment positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing excessive force labour rights killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Journalist intimidated and union leader challenges dismissal; Transport workers protest delayed payments Published at 27.10.2025 Country Suriname Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist intimidation labour rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests erupt in Panama over social security reform; Security forces accused of excessive force and arbitrary detentions Published at 26.10.2025 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist CSO closure excessive force extractive industries HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation labour rights political interference positive court ruling protest protestor(s) detained public vilification violent protest Read more
Women, HRDs, Migrant support NGOs, journalists & online critics face systematic violations Published at 26.10.2025 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors women refugees and migrants release of HRDs negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
HRD dismissed from Ministry role in retaliation for peaceful activism Published at 26.10.2025 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling Read more
Journalists receives new sentence ahead of planned release from prison Published at 26.10.2025 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
WHRDs at risk of execution with targeted death sentences for peaceful activism Published at 26.10.2025 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
CAR’s civic space under pressure as December 2025 elections loom; Law on the protection of HRDs adopted Published at 26.10.2025 Country Central African Republic Tags: youth protest disruption HRD detained labour rights excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Relentless assault on dissent and opposition a cause for serious concern Published at 26.10.2025 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance HRD detained journalist detained political interference torture/ill-treatment Read more
Government intensifies crackdown on opposition & online spaces ahead of 2025 elections Published at 26.10.2025 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on HRD release of HRDs HRD detained enforced disappearance internet restriction political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
