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A growing climate of fear and self-censorship – new assaults on independent media, civil society and online activism
Published at
16.10.2024
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- negative court ruling
- prevention of protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- time,place restrictions
CAR: Foreign NGO worker arrested on spying charges; dozens of NGOs will close due to lack of funding; scathing reports by journalists and CSOs denied by authorities
Published at
15.10.2024
Country
Central African Republic
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- religious groups
- public vilification
- CSO closure
- bureaucratic restriction
Des violations durant une période électorale sous tension ; les intimidations, les arrestations et les persécutions contre les DDH continuent
Published at
15.10.2024
Country
Madagascar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- non state actors
Civic freedoms under threat amid rising political instability and criminal gang violence
Published at
14.10.2024
Country
Haiti
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- CSO closure
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- enforced disappearance
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- HRD threatened
- non state actors
The new Chadian Republic maintains the old habit of silencing opponents and journalists
Published at
04.10.2024
Country
Chad
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- protest
- internet restriction
- political interference
- journalist detained
Pakistan: Authorities continue to silence dissent with crackdown on Baloch and other activists, protesters and journalists
Published at
03.10.2024
Country
Pakistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- women
- minority groups
- attack on journalist
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Arrests, detentions, attacks; no respite for journalists
Published at
30.09.2024
Country
Somalia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- censorship
- access to info. law
Opposition figures continue to be a target
Published at
30.09.2024
Country
Somaliland
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD detained
- political interference
Journalist, activists briefly detained, questioned
Published at
30.09.2024
Country
Togo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- release of HRDs
- intimidation
Violations during tense electoral period; HRDs and whistleblowers continue to be intimidated, arrested and prosecuted
Published at
27.09.2024
Country
Madagascar
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- non state actors
Prominent HRD detained, released on condition to sign pledge
Published at
18.09.2024
Country
Kuwait
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs