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Singapore ramping up use of ‘fake news’ law against critics ahead of elections
Published at
24.02.2020
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- negative court ruling
- LGBTI
Changement constitutionnel : au moins 28 morts dans les manifestations depuis octobre 2019
Published at
23.02.2020
Country
Guinea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- women
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- protest
- violent protest
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
At least 28 killed in protests against constitution changes since October 2019
Published at
20.02.2020
Country
Guinea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- positive court ruling
- women
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- protest
- violent protest
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
News site blocked while critics and journalists arrested or attacked with impunity in Bangladesh
Published at
19.02.2020
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- non state actors
Civil society decries attacks and prosecution of journalists
Published at
19.02.2020
Country
Georgia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- protest
Conviction of activist in El Salvador highlights need for a safer environment for defenders
Published at
12.02.2020
Country
El Salvador
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- women
- HRD prosecuted
Three defenders and a journalist killed in early 2020 in Mexico
Published at
12.02.2020
Country
Mexico
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- labour rights
- protest
- killing of journalist
- journalist detained
- environmental rights
Tightening the screws on dissent: N1 under attack
Published at
10.02.2020
Country
Serbia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- public vilification
- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
Kazakhstan: Civil society activists intimidated, harassed and imprisoned
Published at
07.02.2020
Country
Kazakhstan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- refusal of registration
- protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Tres personas defensoras de los DD. HH. hondureñas asesinadas en una semana
Published at
07.02.2020
Country
Honduras
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
- environmental rights
- non state actors
Presidencia de Jimmy Morales termina con importantes retrocesos para la libertad de expresión
Published at
07.02.2020
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- office raid
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- public vilification
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights