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
Militarised police continue to use excessive force against protesters Published at 13.07.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups surveillance positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors 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
Court finds German mass surveillance law disregards press freedom, large turnout at BLM protests Published at 09.07.2020 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained protest 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: protest disruption CSO closure protest public vilification 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: protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest restrictive law 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 intimidation attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained 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
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
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
COVID-19 used to curtail freedom of expression further Published at 24.06.2020 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI office raid harassment protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Countrywide protests to end police brutality in the United States met by militarised law enforcement Published at 22.06.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption attack on HRD minority groups attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification internet restriction violent protest time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
