New bill to regulate citizen participation under review in Ecuador Published at 07.04.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest extractive industries violent protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Arrest of activist in UAE marks a new low in state repression of civic freedoms Published at 07.04.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD detained negative court ruling Read more
Canadian police orders and court decision endanger freedom of expression Published at 07.04.2017 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship access to info. law negative court ruling Read more
Repression of civic freedoms in Azerbaijan only worsens Published at 07.04.2017 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment violent protest Read more
Lao authorities ruthlessly suppress criticism and dissent Published at 07.04.2017 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance censorship HRD detained surveillance Read more
New constitutional amendments - a false hope for democratisation Published at 06.04.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid religious groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction Read more
Writer and activist awaits trial over rights-related social media posts Published at 06.04.2017 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment Read more
Media outlets taken off the air and freedom of expression threatened in Venezuela Published at 05.04.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest public vilification excessive force protest release of HRDs Read more
Protest turns violent and political party leader killed in police raid Published at 05.04.2017 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid women killing of protestors violent protest Read more
Large-scale anti-graft protests lead to legislative change Published at 05.04.2017 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest labour rights protest Read more
Basque journalist cleared of charges in "gag law" case Published at 05.04.2017 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest Read more
Foundation Open Society Macedonia: "Civil Society Under Unprecedented Attack" Published at 05.04.2017 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest public vilification bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
