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Opposition coalitions, irreverent language against institutions and discussing the President's health are banned; Long list of arbitrary arrests of activists and journalists
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Cameroon
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- transnational repression
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- bureaucratic restriction
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance

Constitutional revision announced; journalists killed
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions
- killing of journalist
- journalist detained
- place restrictions

Les libertés civiques menacées sur fond d'instabilité politique croissante et d'escalade de la violence des gangs
Published at
31.10.2024
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

Dozens of people killed in crackdown on #EndBadGovernance protests against high cost of living; journalists arrested, prosecuted under amended Cybercrimes Act
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Nigeria
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors

Révision constitutionnelle à l'étude ; des journalistes assassinés
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions
- killing of journalist
- journalist detained
- place restrictions

New Penal Code reinforces repressive climate; journalists pardoned
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Algeria
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained

Violations documented ahead of elections
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Tunisia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- political interference
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted

Authorities continue clampdown against pro-Palestine protests and expression
Published at
31.10.2024
Country
Jordan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- office raid
- refugees and migrants
- CSO closure
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted

Bangladesh: Interim government commits to human rights reforms as they release activists, protesters and investigate past crimes
Published at
30.10.2024
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- release of HRDs
- positive CS development
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained

South Sudan parliament passes controversial National Security Bill
Published at
29.10.2024
Country
South Sudan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD detained
- restrictive law
- release of HRDs

Killing of environmental defender highlights ongoing violence against HRD
Published at
20.10.2024
Country
Honduras
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- labour rights
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- HRD threatened
- environmental rights
- land rights