New Zealand: Ongoing criminalisation of climate activists and concerns about restrictive bill Published at 16.04.2026 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights intimidation negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law women Read more
Use of legal powers against journalists sparks concerns; Strikes and mass mobilisations signal growing pressure on public services and workers' rights Published at 08.04.2026 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights intimidation labour rights positive CS development protest women Read more
Land defenders arrested following protests against logging in British Columbia; Coalition calls for accountability over targeting of Muslim-led organisations Published at 01.04.2026 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law bureaucratic restriction environmental rights labour rights LGBTI positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Samoa: Press freedom at risk with ban on newspaper and draft media guidelines Published at 31.03.2026 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction criminal defamation Read more
Anti-whaling activists convicted and fined Published at 30.03.2026 Country Iceland Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest Read more
San Marino: Largest protest in decade against tax reform; screening of Russian docufilm censored for geopolitical reasons Published at 20.02.2026 Country San Marino Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest Read more
Taiwan: Protesters face investigation, social media platform banned and union suppressed Published at 10.02.2026 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship internet restriction labour rights protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Kiribati: UN human rights chief raises concerns on reversal of commitment to ratify ICCPR and need for judicial independence Published at 28.01.2026 Country Kiribati Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI Read more
Thinning media landscape in Liechtenstein Published at 19.01.2026 Country Liechtenstein Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction Read more
Luxembourg: Draft bill expanding police powers to remove individuals causing disturbances in public spaces strongly criticised Published at 13.01.2026 Country Luxembourg Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions political interference protest restrictive law Read more
Japan: Hiroshima protesters arrested and forcibly removed while proposal for new anti-spy law raises concerns Published at 06.01.2026 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Protesters rally against far-right’s inclusion in government, watchdogs warn of risks to press freedom Published at 06.12.2025 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law women Read more
