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Deadly train crash anniversary marked by massive protests; Government survives censure motion
Published at
08.07.2025
Country
Greece
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- protest
- violent protest
- political interference
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained

Bhutan: UN experts highlight situation of political prisoners as press freedom hits a new low
Published at
20.06.2025
Country
Bhutan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- censorship
- minority groups

Mongolia: Anti-corruption protests lead to resignation of prime minister as crackdown on journalists persists
Published at
17.06.2025
Country
Mongolia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- harassment
- protest
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- surveillance

Nauru: New deal to detain asylum seekers while press freedom remains curtailed
Published at
09.06.2025
Country
Nauru
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- refugees and migrants
- bureaucratic restriction

ICCPR still not ratified; Journalist arrested due to sensitive translation
Published at
06.06.2025
Country
Comoros
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- journalist detained
- protest
- transnational repression

Un polémico decreto presidencial restringe la labor de la sociedad civil; personas manifestantes por el derecho a la tierra son víctimas de amenazas
Published at
30.05.2025
Country
Paraguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- censorship

Adoption of Counter-Terrorism Bill by Parliament sparks concerns among press freedom advocates
Published at
27.05.2025
Country
Sierra Leone
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained

Nepal: Restrictive social media legislation, targeting of journalists and excessive force at protests put freedoms at risk
Published at
22.05.2025
Country
Nepal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained

President enacts controversial law restricting civil society; Land rights protesters face threats
Published at
21.05.2025
Country
Paraguay
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- censorship

Six months of unrest in Serbia: Calls for a snap election as protests enter “new phase”
Published at
16.05.2025
Country
Serbia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- office raid
- intimidation
- surveillance
- travel ban
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors

La criminalización y la vigilancia ilegal de las PDDH hacen saltar las alarmas
Published at
13.05.2025
Country
El Salvador
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- office raid
- women
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- refusal of registration
- labour rights
- protest
- restrictive law
- surveillance
- environmental rights
- land rights