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Indonesia: Civil society forum disrupted, protests stifled and repression in Papua continues despite UN review
- Published at
- 12.06.2024
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
Ongoing crackdown on civic space ahead of COP29 as more activists, journalists detained
- Published at
- 12.06.2024
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- prevention of protest
- time,place restrictions
- environmental rights
Nepal: Human rights defenders, media group chair targeted to silence dissent while protests disrupted
- Published at
- 10.06.2024
- Country
- Nepal
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- excessive force
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- private sector
Flood coverage restrictions, women’s rights rally ban, and legal cases against activists
- Published at
- 05.06.2024
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- refusal of registration
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- LGBTI
- women
- refugees and migrants
- labour rights
- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- transnational repression
Timor-Leste: Press freedom rankings drop, protesters detained, while martial arts ban extended
- Published at
- 04.06.2024
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
Concerning terrorism probe into Catalan independence activists continues
- Published at
- 01.06.2024
- Country
- Spain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- surveillance
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Violations on expression and peaceful assembly remain a concern against the backdrop of protests
- Published at
- 31.05.2024
- Country
- Iran
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- women
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- negative court ruling
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
Opposition leaders bear the brunt of dissent
- Published at
- 31.05.2024
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
Threats against critics persist
- Published at
- 31.05.2024
- Country
- South Sudan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD prosecuted
New Zealand: Protests mobilised against government bill undermining indigenous rights on the Gaza genocide and on climate change.
- Published at
- 30.05.2024
- Country
- New Zealand
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- indigenous groups
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
India: Crackdown on the opposition, divisive rhetoric and targeting of activists and critics persists around the elections
- Published at
- 29.05.2024
- Country
- India
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- women
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- restrictive law
- journalist detained