Cuba cracking down on dissent using internet regulation and COVID-19 pretence Published at 10.06.2020 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD threatened harassment positive CS development HRD detained negative court ruling internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Denialism of COVID-19 pandemic and continuous threats to freedom of expression Published at 09.06.2020 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained funding restriction intimidation harassment negative court ruling internet restriction non state actors Read more
Government responds to COVID-19 and hurricane with denial, cover-ups and intimidation tactics Published at 08.06.2020 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction intimidation surveillance censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Declining health of convicted HRD concerns family members and human rights organisations Published at 29.05.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment women intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained Read more
Clampdown on expression online persists as Laos slips further down the press freedom rankings Published at 29.05.2020 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups criminal defamation censorship HRD detained labour rights protest land rights Read more
Peaceful Assembly affected by COVID-19 restrictions Published at 28.05.2020 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest attack on HRD CSO closure protest Read more
Aumenta la represión policial en el segundo aniversario de las movilizaciones multitudinarias Published at 26.05.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment intimidation harassment censorship HRD killing excessive force protest Read more
Concern over crackdown on opposition and dissenters ahead of 2020 elections Published at 26.05.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained criminal defamation protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Violations of freedom of expression continue unabated during COVID-19 pandemic Published at 21.05.2020 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained self censorship women harassment positive CS development protest surveillance Read more
Increased police repression on second anniversary of mass mobilisation Published at 20.05.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment torture/ill-treatment censorship intimidation HRD killing excessive force protest Read more
China silences reporting on COVID-19, expands surveillance and arrests Hong Kong protest leaders Published at 20.05.2020 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups release of HRDs harassment surveillance HRD detained travel ban negative court ruling censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
North Korea intensifies surveillance of its citizens to prevent defections amid the pandemic Published at 18.05.2020 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance torture/ill-treatment Read more
