Malaysia: Activists and critics face baseless investigations, travel bans and freezing of accounts as restrictive laws are passed Published at 18.09.2026 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation environmental rights funding restriction harassment HRD prosecuted land rights non state actors public vilification restrictive law travel ban Read more
Timor-Leste: Government halts criminalising defamation after backlash from civil society but concerns flagged on proposed cybersecurity legislation Published at 02.09.2026 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
2 years after brutal protests & 1 year ahead of elections: online expression, media freedom, protesters, CSOs & opposition groups bear the brunt Published at 01.07.2026 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors negative court ruling non state actors place restrictions political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs religious groups restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban violent protest youth Read more
China: Repression continues with new ‘ethnic unity’ law, targeting of activists and silencing of Tiananmen anniversary commemorations Published at 30.06.2026 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted land rights minority groups negative court ruling restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression women Read more
Papua New Guinea: Activist detained for defamation, journalist assaulted and court lifts ban on Starlink Published at 01.06.2026 Country Papua New Guinea Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained positive court ruling torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Relentless crackdown on the IRA movement, Rising energy prices lead to protests, arrests and the cancellation of festivals Published at 04.05.2026 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Authorities tighten Media and Online Restrictions Published at 31.03.2026 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship restrictive law Read more
Wave of arrests following failed coup attempt Published at 31.03.2026 Country Benin Tags: attack on journalist censorship HRD detained journalist detained negative court ruling positive court ruling Read more
Zimbabwean activist killed in South Africa in suspected assassination Published at 19.03.2026 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD killing HRD prosecuted journalist detained transnational repression Read more
Philippines: Protesters increasingly criminalised while activists continue to face baseless charges, harassment and red-tagging Published at 11.03.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship extractive industries HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation labour rights land rights positive court ruling protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Authorities target dissidents, activists, pro-palestine protesters with frivolous retaliatory cases Published at 27.02.2026 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation labour rights negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban youth Read more
Arrests of anti-corruption and anti-slavery activists Published at 02.02.2026 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained labour rights prevention of protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
