Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention Published at 18.08.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women positive court ruling harassment protest excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Harcèlement judiciaire du FNDC ; six morts lors de manifestations contre les barrages de police Published at 17.08.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption intimidation HRD prosecuted harassment HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained non state actors Read more
Cour de justice de la CEDEAO : les coupures d'Internet en 2017 ont violé la liberté d'expression Published at 13.08.2020 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling surveillance Read more
Libération de la journaliste Samira Sabou et d'un militant. Trois autres restent en prison Published at 13.08.2020 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained positive court ruling HRD prosecuted release of HRDs HRD acquitted Read more
Public vilification of Indigenous peoples and criminalisation of environmental defenders Published at 12.08.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on journalist public vilification censorship HRD prosecuted LGBTI environmental rights Read more
Judicial harassment of FNDC activists; 6 people killed in protest against COVID-19 police roadblocks Published at 12.08.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force non state actors Read more
Desaparición forzada durante una manifestación en Guadalajara; dos periodistas en grave peligro Published at 11.08.2020 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist HRD detained violent protest protestor(s) detained excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance youth killing of journalist women Read more
Regional ECOWAS Court of Justice rules that 2017 internet shutdowns violated freedom of expression Published at 11.08.2020 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling surveillance Read more
Journalist Samira Sabou acquitted, one HRD released while three others linger in prison Published at 08.08.2020 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted journalist detained positive court ruling HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Journalists bear the brunt of repression of expression in Somalia Published at 07.08.2020 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained women release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling criminal defamation killing of journalist restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Enforced disappearance during Guadalajara protest and two journalists at severe risk Published at 30.07.2020 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Expression under threat: New law to censor social media Published at 23.07.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation labour rights excessive force internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
