Women's rights - focal point of recent protest actions resulting in arrests Published at 12.03.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Thousands of political prisoners freed but new state of emergency declared Published at 10.03.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development killing of protestors excessive force protest Read more
Bahrain's assault on human rights continues Published at 07.03.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted political interference Read more
Women-lead commemorative protest blocked by police Published at 06.03.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women harassment excessive force prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
BBC Radio to broadcast in heavily-censored media space Published at 06.03.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship Read more
Some public criticism of security services surfaces but open public debate remains far-off Published at 05.03.2018 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women surveillance torture/ill-treatment religious groups release of HRDs Read more
Opposition boycotts elections raising questions about its legitimacy Published at 27.02.2018 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference Read more
Lawyers outside Bar Association of Azerbaijan hindered from practicing profession Published at 20.02.2018 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law LGBTI women protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Journalists, human rights defenders and artists persecuted and harassed in Cuba Published at 16.02.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Attempts to circumvent state censorship and surveillance to access news from South Korea Published at 12.02.2018 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance internet restriction Read more
Space for trade unions and workers to organise continues to close in Egypt Published at 09.02.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights restrictive law Read more
Civil society alarmed over blocking of critical websites Published at 08.02.2018 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment labour rights protest internet restriction political interference restrictive law censorship environmental rights Read more
