Persecution of civil society continues with worrying new legislation on the horizon Published at 25.04.2017 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid harassment HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance HRD threatened Read more
No sign of civic freedoms improving, despite activists' release Published at 25.04.2017 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors violent protest minority groups release of HRDs censorship journalist detained excessive force Read more
Serious concern over the arbitrary arrest of two civil society leaders Published at 24.04.2017 Country Equatorial Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained extractive industries Read more
At least five dead, dozens wounded and hundreds arrested in new wave of protests Published at 24.04.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Crackdown against civil society intensifies in Belarus Published at 19.04.2017 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest office raid excessive force Read more
Women activists harassed for participating in #IAmMyOwnGuardian social media campaign Published at 18.04.2017 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship women HRD detained Read more
Ethiopian court lays fresh criminal charges against two Zone 9 bloggers Published at 13.04.2017 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship negative court ruling public vilification Read more
New legislation gives Chinese authorities more control over civil society Published at 10.04.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest Read more
Arrest of activist in UAE marks a new low in state repression of civic freedoms Published at 07.04.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD detained negative court ruling Read more
Repression of civic freedoms in Azerbaijan only worsens Published at 07.04.2017 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment violent protest Read more
Lao authorities ruthlessly suppress criticism and dissent Published at 07.04.2017 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance censorship HRD detained surveillance Read more
Writer and activist awaits trial over rights-related social media posts Published at 06.04.2017 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment Read more
