Amid protests, censorship and persecution of Uyghurs and activists in China, Xi Jinping seeks third term Published at 01.09.2022 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation censorship surveillance women minority groups negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Government embarks on brutal wave of retaliatory tactics against pro-democracy activists amid political impasse Published at 30.08.2022 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: protest HRD detained torture/ill-treatment LGBTI attack on HRD release of HRDs negative court ruling harassment Read more
Venezuela: Teachers protest for decent wages; killing and detention of HRDs Published at 25.08.2022 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups non state actors intimidation positive CS development HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD killing environmental rights labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
Nicaragua: closure of CSOs, community radio stations, and television cable channel Published at 23.08.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure office raid censorship religious groups journalist detained environmental rights restrictive law harassment women labour rights travel ban HRD prosecuted indigenous groups prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship youth protest protest disruption Read more
Reports and monitoring missions document extreme repression and violence against activists Published at 18.08.2022 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest disruption protest HRD prosecuted non state actors attack on HRD release of HRDs censorship harassment positive CS development HRD killing Read more
Ongoing attacks on freedom of expression spark international concern Published at 17.08.2022 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
Cuba: todavía se sienten las repercusiones de las manifestaciones multitudinarias de julio de 2021 Published at 16.08.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation HRD detained protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted people with disabilities Read more
CSOs report new wave of oppression against human rights defenders and civil society Published at 08.08.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI torture/ill-treatment journalist detained harassment HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Cuba: Repercussions of July 2021 mass protests still felt Published at 08.08.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted youth intimidation HRD detained protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment people with disabilities Read more
Continued repression under new President Published at 27.07.2022 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest women intimidation harassment release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained protest internet restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrests, jailing of activists and silencing of dissent in Hong Kong persists despite UN review Published at 26.07.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
‘Closed’ civic space shows Laos not taking annual human rights dialogues seriously Published at 18.07.2022 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance protest disruption religious groups minority groups censorship protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
