New Year starts with criminalisation of protests and continued repression Published at 24.01.2018 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women release of HRDs travel ban excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists killed, injured and arrested as the Syrian conflict continues Published at 24.01.2018 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist attack on journalist HRD detained journalist detained non state actors Read more
CIVICUS Monitor speaks to award-winning Yemeni WHRD Published at 24.01.2018 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women office raid HRD detained release of HRDs attack on journalist Read more
Eritrean refugees take labour rights case to Canadian court Published at 23.01.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling refugees and migrants labour rights protest excessive force extractive industries torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Palestinian youth persecuted and imprisoned for dissent against Israeli occupation Published at 22.01.2018 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained violent protest travel ban attack on journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
Central Yangon bans protests while critics are criminalised Published at 19.01.2018 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained prevention of protest land rights restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Fundamental rights remain under siege in the shadow of the economic crisis Published at 18.01.2018 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest internet restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
HRD Obaid Al-Zaabi found innocent and finally released after four years in prison Published at 16.01.2018 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs Read more
Activists detained and prosecuted in Vietnam Published at 15.01.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction restrictive law release of HRDs HRD detained surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
20 people killed as Iranian authorities crack down on protesters Published at 10.01.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women excessive force internet restriction killing of protestors censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Plans to release political prisoners as ethnic tensions spark clashes and protests Published at 09.01.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups positive CS development excessive force protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest land rights Read more
Tajikistan: LGBT CSO forced to close and state restricts online communications Published at 09.01.2018 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI internet restriction torture/ill-treatment CSO closure censorship journalist detained Read more
