Burundi: President silences critics and “illegally” taxes citizens in lead up to referendum Published at 22.02.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD detained political interference HRD prosecuted protest Read more
2017 - "a bad year for journalists" in Lebanon and 2018 already cause for concern Published at 21.02.2018 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
Excessive force used during protests against pension reforms later passed by Congress Published at 21.02.2018 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained violent protest excessive force Read more
Civil society worries over chilling effect of Holocaust Law on free speech Published at 21.02.2018 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship political interference restrictive law Read more
Morocco shuns international recommendations on civic space Published at 20.02.2018 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Lawyers outside Bar Association of Azerbaijan hindered from practicing profession Published at 20.02.2018 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law LGBTI women protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Civil society organisations advocate for ban on seabed mining in Vanuatu's waters Published at 19.02.2018 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries environmental rights Read more
Protesters and journalists arrested and ill-treated under state of emergency Published at 19.02.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption sexual assault torture/ill-treatment journalist detained attack on journalist excessive force Read more
State suspends two newspapers claiming the existence of political prisoners in the country Published at 16.02.2018 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference censorship attack on journalist negative court ruling protest Read more
Journalists, human rights defenders and artists persecuted and harassed in Cuba Published at 16.02.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Bulgaria assumes EU presidency under cloud of concern over media freedom Published at 15.02.2018 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest political interference environmental rights Read more
Continued concern over impact of Irish Electoral Act on civil society's advocacy activities Published at 15.02.2018 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law funding restriction women protest youth Read more
