Prominent online media owner charged under cybercrime law Published at 16.12.2016 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained Read more
CSOs raise concern about new draft Cybercrimes law Published at 31.08.2023 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship Read more
Mass Arrests and Proposed New Cybercrime Law in Egypt Published at 05.07.2016 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption HRD detained travel ban attack on journalist labour rights Read more
Laws on Foreign Agents and Cybercrimes restrict civic space further in Nicaragua Published at 16.12.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development HRD detained protest internet restriction prevention of protest sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law self censorship LGBTI funding restriction women youth intimidation censorship Read more
Two journalists charged under the Cybercrime Law Published at 29.10.2021 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment journalist detained women protest intimidation Read more
Jordan: amended laws for labour and cybercrime restrict civic space Published at 30.04.2019 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship internet restriction labour rights restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Papua New Guinea: Cybercrime law used to criminalise expression while concerns remain around proposed media law Published at 12.03.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment excessive force protest criminal defamation Read more
Niger: Despite the amendment of the repression of cybercrimes law, HRDs continue to be arrested and prosecuted Published at 14.07.2023 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted intimidation Read more
New cybercrime law: an assault on freedom of expression Published at 17.07.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women release of HRDs HRD detained internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
New cybercrime law severely restrictive, Al-Raisi appointed Interpol president despite CSO pushback Published at 04.02.2022 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Niger adopts a law on human rights defenders; restrictive cybercrime law reviewed Published at 09.08.2022 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development Read more
Draconian Cybercrime law used to target protesters, HRDs, journalists amid pro-Palestine protests Published at 18.04.2024 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship youth protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
