NetzDG law enacted to combat hate speech but raises fears of censorship Published at 06.12.2017 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship restrictive law Read more
District court rules to close down Finnish section of the Nordic Resistance Movement Published at 05.12.2017 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained violent protest protest Read more
International civil society puts pressure on Sudanese authorities to respect human rights Published at 05.12.2017 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship bureaucratic restriction political interference release of HRDs censorship HRD detained Read more
Arrests, detentions and murders: Crackdown on media continues Published at 04.12.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women public vilification killing of journalist restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protesters in Slamet Mountain brutally attacked and dispersed by police Published at 01.12.2017 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs environmental rights attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Increasing censorship while 1.25 million South Sudanese face starvation Published at 01.12.2017 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship bureaucratic restriction Read more
Unrest continues in aftermath of controversial election rerun Published at 01.12.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure harassment excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions Read more
Civil society: new law restricts freedoms of association and expression Published at 30.11.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law public vilification Read more
Blogger remains in UAE jail seven months after completing his sentence Published at 29.11.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained Read more
Charges lifted against Turan News Agency and its director Published at 29.11.2017 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
New anti-terror law used to restrict activities of HRDs, academics and journalists Published at 28.11.2017 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Environmental and racial justice issues flare across the country Published at 28.11.2017 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups labour rights protest violent protest time,place restrictions access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
