Authorities arrest HRDs, target family members and sentence journalists to lashings & imprisonment Published at 08.10.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Bahrain's candidature to the HRC criticized in the wake of deteriorating human rights record Published at 04.10.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained bureaucratic restriction intimidation Read more
Issue of 2.6 million modern day slaves should be raised as part of diplomatic talks, says NGO Published at 03.10.2018 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment labour rights Read more
Turkmenistan: The state restricts fundamental rights to cover up crisis Published at 01.10.2018 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance internet restriction censorship intimidation travel ban protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Crackdown on independent media continues in Belarus Published at 25.09.2018 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI office raid intimidation journalist detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling HRD threatened Read more
Nicaragua's rating downgraded from Obstructed to Repressed Published at 21.09.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Read more
Teacher strikes met with police violence Published at 20.09.2018 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force violent protest protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
UN fact-finding mission finds serious crimes fuelled by the silencing of critical voices Published at 19.09.2018 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups HRD detained protest criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
OSCE representative concerned over blocking of news websites in Azerbaijan Published at 17.09.2018 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship negative court ruling violent protest internet restriction Read more
Civil Society Shines A Light on Embattled Civic Space Published at 17.09.2018 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force violent protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
journalists attacked and internet shut downs continue despite progressive reform drive Published at 17.09.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction attack on journalist Read more
UN and rights group findings show systematic repression of Muslims from the Xinjiang Uighur region Published at 14.09.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
