Papua New Guinea: Concerns about online expression and union suppression as national human rights policy launched Published at 24.09.2026 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation labour rights restrictive law Read more
Malaysia: Activists and critics face baseless investigations, travel bans and freezing of accounts as restrictive laws are passed Published at 18.09.2026 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation environmental rights funding restriction harassment HRD prosecuted land rights non state actors public vilification restrictive law travel ban Read more
Bhutan: Concerns over proposal to control foreign funding of CSOs, long term political prisoners and cancellation of media outlet licence Published at 09.09.2026 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction Read more
Indonesia: Authorities target and vilify activists, block film screenings, crackdown on protests while impunity for violations continues Published at 28.08.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD prosecuted indigenous groups intimidation labour rights LGBTI minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Mongolia: Concerns about parliamentarian facing charges, risks to LGBTQI+ defenders and recriminalisation of defamation Published at 17.08.2026 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries harassment intimidation LGBTI protest surveillance Read more
Les hausses du prix des carburants déclenchent des grèves et des manifestations meurtrières Published at 12.08.2026 Country Comoros Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force journalist detained killing of protestors labour rights protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Fuel price increases trigger strikes and deadly protests Published at 12.08.2026 Country Comoros Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force journalist detained killing of protestors labour rights protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Nauru: UN recommendations to revise journalists’ visa fees and decriminalising defamation rejected Published at 20.07.2026 Country Nauru Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development Read more
Protests face restrictions Published at 16.07.2026 Country Lesotho Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted labour rights prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs Read more
Civic space faces constraints ahead of 2026 elections Published at 16.07.2026 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment intimidation political interference restrictive law transnational repression Read more
Maldives: Journalists arrested, media outlet raided and protests met with arrests and excessive force Published at 14.07.2026 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship excessive force harassment journalist detained office raid protest disruption protestor(s) detained travel ban Read more
Nepal: Press freedom at risk under new government while still lack of accountability for protest violations Published at 10.07.2026 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation harassment journalist detained place restrictions positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
