New laws pose a threat to NGO’s working on asylum issues and restrict the right to protest Published at 16.07.2020 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants violent protest restrictive law censorship excessive force protest Read more
Excessive police force used against citizens, journalists during anti-government COVID-19 protests Published at 15.07.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption violent protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Police watchdog raises concerns over abusive policing practices at Black Lives Matter protests Published at 13.07.2020 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained people with disabilities non state actors Read more
Civil society group’s funds seized in the Maldives while women’s rights organisation smeared online Published at 09.07.2020 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure protest protest disruption public vilification Read more
Protest in Fada N’Gourma against insecurity and stigmatisation Published at 06.07.2020 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions protest disruption protest intimidation Read more
Protests in Nepal around COVID-19 met with excessive force while journalists face attacks Published at 03.07.2020 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist restrictive law protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Austerity measures during COVID-19 lead to protests in Ecuador Published at 02.07.2020 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption protestor(s) detained intimidation attack on journalist protest restrictive law labour rights excessive force non state actors Read more
EU court finds that NGO foreign funding law violates EU law, independent media under threat Published at 02.07.2020 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling political interference intimidation censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Authorities accused of abusing COVID-19 restrictions to stifle expression despite improved ranking Published at 30.06.2020 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship positive CS development restrictive law intimidation Read more
Concern as government punishes free expression Published at 30.06.2020 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship CSO closure criminal defamation youth Read more
Attempts to ban CSOs; activists and journalists come under attack Published at 26.06.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction internet restriction harassment attack on journalist HRD threatened public vilification Read more
Protests repressed and disinformation legislation revoked in Bolivia Published at 25.06.2020 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption violent protest restrictive law positive CS development attack on journalist protest Read more
