Despite UN concerns Sri Lanka continues to detain critics, arrest protesters and entrench impunity Published at 13.07.2021 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Increasing insecurity in Burkina Faso: mass protests, two journalists, one conservationist killed Published at 12.07.2021 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship HRD killing killing of journalist non state actors Read more
Death of Fr Swamy and increasing online restrictions highlights risk facing activists in India Published at 09.07.2021 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD killing land rights Read more
Democratic backslide in El Salvador deepens Published at 08.07.2021 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups harassment negative court ruling protest public vilification censorship surveillance environmental rights Read more
Twitter banned, proposed Press Council Act amendments further restrict freedom of expression Published at 07.07.2021 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption excessive force protest killing of journalist prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
More commitments to improve press freedom Published at 06.07.2021 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development journalist detained enabling law Read more
Ongoing persecution of critics and journalists arrested Published at 06.07.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained attack on HRD journalist detained Read more
Unrelenting assault on the media and other civic freedoms in Pakistan Published at 01.07.2021 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling minority groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
HRD sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on appeal Published at 30.06.2021 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD prosecuted Read more
Governor suspends humanitarian CSO for ten days Published at 30.06.2021 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure positive CS development HRD detained negative court ruling prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions HRD prosecuted Read more
Ongoing political crisis and intensified media crackdown Published at 24.06.2021 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained political interference Read more
Activists, journalists continue to face reprisals as COVID-19 law exacerbates violations in Cambodia Published at 24.06.2021 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
