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US–Israeli attacks trigger further decline in Civic Space in Iran and Beyond
Published at
13.03.2026
Country
Iran
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- internet restriction
- non state actors
- protest
Bhutan: Political prisoner dies in custody while information blockade persists
Published at
12.03.2026
Country
Bhutan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
Police violence during student protests; several journalists arrested and prosecuted; Council of Ministers adopts draconian anti-LGBTQI+ law
Published at
11.03.2026
Country
Senegal
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- killing of protestors
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- prevention of protest
- protest
- protest disruption
- restrictive law
- violent protest
- youth
CSOs condemn Saudi "sportswashing" whilst HRDs serve lengthy arbitrary sentences
Published at
11.03.2026
Country
Saudi Arabia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
Philippines: Protesters increasingly criminalised while activists continue to face baseless charges, harassment and red-tagging
Published at
11.03.2026
Country
Philippines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- censorship
- extractive industries
- HRD acquitted
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- intimidation
- labour rights
- land rights
- positive court ruling
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- youth
Authorities target dissidents, activists, pro-palestine protesters with frivolous retaliatory cases
Published at
27.02.2026
Country
Egypt
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- labour rights
- negative court ruling
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- release of HRDs
- restrictive law
- torture/ill-treatment
- transnational repression
- travel ban
- youth
Hong Kong: Repression persists with Jimmy Lai conviction, silencing of commentary on deadly fire and criminalisation of activist’s father
Published at
26.02.2026
Country
Hong Kong
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- negative court ruling
- refusal of registration
- restrictive law
- youth
Tonga: Journalists face defamation re-trial while youth lead vigil against digital violence
Published at
25.02.2026
Country
Tonga
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- protest
- youth
San Marino: Largest protest in decade against tax reform; screening of Russian docufilm censored for geopolitical reasons
Published at
20.02.2026
Country
San Marino
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest
Civil society scores win for Roma rights in landmark suit, new traffic safety laws spark protests
Published at
20.02.2026
Country
North Macedonia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- environmental rights
- intimidation
- minority groups
- negative court ruling
- positive CS development
- private sector
- protest
- public vilification
Nepal: Still no accountability for violent crackdown by security forces as civic space violations persist and election draws near
Published at
19.02.2026
Country
Nepal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- youth