Draft Civil Code raises concerns over press freedom, civil society and LGBTQI+ rights; Dismissal of Defence Minister sparks protests Published at 06.11.2026 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship intimidation journalist detained LGBTI positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained surveillance women Read more
Reforms expanding surveillance powers; Protests against military service reform and rearmament Published at 06.11.2026 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation enabling law environmental rights excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted intimidation LGBTI negative court ruling non state actors office raid protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance time,place restrictions torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
International students win ruling over pro-Palestine speech, while sanctions deepen arbitrary restrictions on civil society Published at 02.11.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction environmental rights funding restriction HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation negative court ruling positive court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance travel ban Read more
Concerns over restrictive protest legislation, the use of counter-terrorism powers against activists and the expansion of surveillance Published at 01.11.2026 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted intimidation negative court ruling non state actors office raid positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants restrictive law self censorship surveillance Read more
Concerning legislative proposals, thousands of minors arrested amid nationwide student protests Published at 31.10.2026 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling non state actors political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants restrictive law surveillance time,place restrictions violent protest youth Read more
Anti-migrant rhetoric persists, journalists threatened Published at 31.10.2026 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened intimidation protest refugees and migrants violent protest Read more
Restrictive regulation on social media use adopted amid ongoing suspension of social media platforms Published at 30.10.2026 Country Gabon Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained journalist detained protest Read more
ABDUCTION OF JOURNALIST RAISES CONCERN Published at 30.10.2026 Country Lesotho Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship prevention of protest Read more
2026 General Election marred by political participation and human rights concerns Published at 30.10.2026 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained release of HRDs travel ban Read more
CSO personnel targeted with legal action for human rights work Published at 30.10.2026 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD prosecuted intimidation Read more
Elections marked by low voter turnout, public service unions hold strikes and protests, HRDs & journalists face surveillance Published at 30.10.2026 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD prosecuted labour rights protest women Read more
Indonesia: Activists continue to be targeted, censorship around forest fires and disruption of activism in Papua Published at 28.10.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained youth Read more
