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Escalade du conflit dans l'est de la RDC : censure, coupures d'Internet et attaques contre les journalistes et les DDH
Published at
10.03.2025
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- attack on HRD
- sexual assault
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- censorship
- non state actors
Escalating violent conflict in eastern DRC: journalists and HRDs targeted; censorship and internet cuts
Published at
07.03.2025
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- attack on HRD
- sexual assault
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- violent protest
- censorship
- non state actors
Deadly crackdown follows 2024 mass protests, surge in femicides sparks more protests
Published at
06.03.2025
Country
Kenya
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- surveillance
- non state actors
- positive court ruling
- women
- religious groups
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
- self censorship
- youth
- transnational repression
Bangladesh: UN report highlights repression by former government as journalists targeted and draft cybersecurity ordinance raises concerns
Published at
03.03.2025
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
India: Indigenous movement banned, protests stifled while activists and journalists targeted
Published at
01.03.2025
Country
India
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- extractive industries
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK IN TOGO
Published at
27.02.2025
Country
Togo
Tags:
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
Bill threatens media independence, activist arrested amidst Mozambique's disputed elections
Published at
26.02.2025
Country
Zimbabwe
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- transnational repression
- HRD detained
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
Pakistan: Government criminalises activists, increases online controls and cracks down on protests by the opposition and ethnic groups
Published at
26.02.2025
Country
Pakistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- women
- minority groups
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
- place restrictions
New laws restricting freedom of peaceful assembly introduced as anti-government protests continue
Published at
24.02.2025
Country
Georgia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Human rights lawyer Rashid Al-Marri released
Published at
18.02.2025
Country
Qatar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
Iraqi authorities hand over Kuwaiti blogger Salman Al-Khalidi to Kuwaiti authorities
Published at
18.02.2025
Country
Kuwait
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- minority groups