Concerns about increased use of death penalty and judicial harassment to crack down on civic space Published at 31.08.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Hundreds dead after protests, fears over COVID-19 restrictions’ impact on free speech Published at 20.08.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Mass protests follow disputed election results Published at 20.08.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Human rights lawyer imprisoned for tweet, Nabeel Rajab conditionally released from prison Published at 14.08.2020 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Activists & women human rights defenders continue to face reprisals Published at 14.08.2020 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained LGBTI Read more
Myanmar activists protesting internet ban criminalised while attacks against Rohingya continue Published at 13.08.2020 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation harassment protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Venezuela stifles dissent with political interference in opposition parties and detentions Published at 12.08.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation negative court ruling protest public vilification enforced disappearance sexual assault torture/ill-treatment political interference bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Opposition candidates and supporters persecuted, detained ahead of elections Published at 11.08.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs attack on journalist protest political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Popular Protests: Demonstrators, journalists and human rights defenders killed, attacked & silenced Published at 07.08.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained protest killing of journalist killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights continuing human rights violations Published at 06.08.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD CSO closure harassment HRD killing HRD acquitted HRD threatened Read more
Repression of Liberal Publishing House, journalists and online critics escalates in Vietnam Published at 30.07.2020 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Afghan human rights and media workers face attacks while new NGO law threatens civil society Published at 08.07.2020 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors restrictive law Read more
