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Civic Space Developments
Expansion of law enforcement and continued suppression of critical voices
Published at
11.10.2025
Country
United States of America
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- intimidation
- political interference
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- travel ban
Fiji: Concerns around denial of protest permit, lack of protection for women human rights defenders, and online laws
Published at
09.10.2025
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- hrd
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- HRD threatened
Bahamas: Intimidation of media, tensions around proposed Junkanoo Authority bill
Published at
08.10.2025
Country
Bahamas
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- protest
- public vilification
Timor-Leste: Parliament scraps plans on cars and lifetime pensions after student protests mobilised
Published at
07.10.2025
Country
Timor-Leste
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- excessive force
South Korea: Student protesters arrested, anti-China protests restricted and concerns about privacy raised by UN expert
Published at
06.10.2025
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions
- surveillance
Despite “open” civic space, challenges remain; Right-wing media and politicians target CSO funding, security services harass pro-Palestinian activist
Published at
02.10.2025
Country
Slovenia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- protest
- public vilification
- political interference
- protestor(s) detained
Le régime militaire du Burkina Faso étouffe les voix de l’opposition et limite l’activisme de la société civile ainsi que la liberté d’expression
Published at
02.10.2025
Country
Burkina Faso
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- enabling law
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- LGBTI
- transnational repression
- violent protest
Public sector workers targeted and vilified by Prime Minister’s son
Published at
01.10.2025
Country
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- public vilification
- intimidation
Australia: Authorities attempt to restrict protests, criminalise protesters and use excessive force despite UN review
Published at
01.10.2025
Country
Australia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- surveillance
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
Burkina Faso’s military regime stifles opposition voices, curtails civil society activism, and freedom of expression
Published at
30.09.2025
Country
Burkina Faso
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- enabling law
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- LGBTI
- transnational repression
- violent protest
Pro-palestinian protests, anti-whaling activists charged
Published at
30.09.2025
Country
Iceland
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- attack on journalist
- environmental rights