Free expression on Twitter carries a heavy penalty in Bahrain Published at 21.11.2016 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment prevention of protest time,place restrictions HRD detained negative court ruling censorship Read more
Violence in Rakhine state prompts international condemnation of authorities in Myanmar Published at 16.11.2016 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD killing excessive force minority groups Read more
Egyptian MPs pass draconian associations law as civil society coordinates fightback Published at 16.11.2016 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Read more
Free association curtailed through denial of registration, travel bans Published at 11.11.2016 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling refusal of registration prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions travel ban attack on journalist Read more
Swazi civil society welcomes the repeal of draconian legislation Published at 11.11.2016 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development protest censorship Read more
Authorities quell dissent as referendum success consolidates state power Published at 09.11.2016 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation attack on HRD harassment attack on journalist excessive force prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment Read more
Proposed legislation threatens existence of independent CSOs in Vietnam Published at 02.11.2016 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction attack on journalist protest private sector CSO closure Read more
Draft law presents serious threat to civil society in Egypt Published at 31.10.2016 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption bureaucratic restriction censorship attack on journalist Read more
Surveillance, censorship and arrests of activists using social media in Palestine Published at 31.10.2016 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid censorship HRD detained excessive force private sector Read more
Human rights defender targeted with spyware Published at 23.10.2016 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women surveillance Read more
Peaceful assembly rights violated amidst continuing protests in Venezuela Published at 20.10.2016 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained protest disruption protest Read more
Human Rights Defenders face judicial harassment Published at 19.10.2016 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs travel ban HRD detained surveillance negative court ruling protest Read more
