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Journalists, opposition activists and unionists targeted during pandemic in Cambodia
Published at
23.07.2020
Country
Cambodia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- labour rights
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- environmental rights
Ongoing use of repressive laws, Thai activist abducted, increased surveillance in the South
Published at
22.07.2020
Country
Thailand
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- surveillance
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
Ahead of Sri Lanka elections, lawyers, journalists and activists arrested, threatened and harassed
Published at
17.07.2020
Country
Sri Lanka
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- excessive force
- protest disruption
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- harassment
- surveillance
- journalist detained
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
Honduras enacts new Criminal Code enabling criminalisation of protesters and journalists
Published at
13.07.2020
Country
Honduras
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- women
- indigenous groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- non state actors
Indigenous defender killed and others threatened and attacked in Guatemala
Published at
07.07.2020
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- non state actors
- extractive industries
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
- land rights
Military forced to admit that journalist Samuel Wazizi died in custody, 10 months after his death
Published at
06.07.2020
Country
Cameroon
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- protest
- public vilification
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
Le harcèlement judiciaire et les arrestations de militants se poursuivent sans relâche
Published at
25.06.2020
Country
Niger
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
L'organisme régulateur suspend trois médias, brève détention d'un journaliste et de deux militants
Published at
25.06.2020
Country
Togo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
Attacks on the press and critics persist as UN report on the Philippines finds widespread violations
Published at
25.06.2020
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- protest disruption
- women
- harassment
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
Civic space restrictions continue unabated in Singapore despite COVID-19 pandemic, as election looms
Published at
24.06.2020
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- harassment
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- criminal defamation
Media regulator suspends three media outlets, two HRDs and one journalist briefly detained
Published at
19.06.2020
Country
Togo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- excessive force