A bleak winter for freedom of expression Published at 28.02.2020 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption labour rights protest criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship youth HRD threatened Read more
Farmers stage several protests at The Hague, proposed Dutch law threatens civic space Published at 14.02.2020 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups political interference restrictive law environmental rights protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Attacks on religion as anti-Muslim group burns Quran and gunman attacks mosque Published at 03.03.2020 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained religious groups protest non state actors Read more
Police raid homes of pro-democracy activists Published at 03.03.2020 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment political interference intimidation Read more
NGO oversight law limits and restricts freedom of association in Guatemala Published at 09.03.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD acquitted women restrictive law land rights Read more
Growing concern over increased police brutality during protests Published at 16.01.2020 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights youth excessive force attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Journalists and critics face increasing threats and attacks Published at 05.03.2020 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
UAE continues relentless oppression of dissent despite proclamation of tolerance Published at 05.03.2020 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship surveillance intimidation Read more
Catalan independence protests turn violent Published at 13.11.2019 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: youth violent protest environmental rights attack on journalist excessive force protest Read more
Censorship hindering free speech "like a brick wall" Published at 06.03.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained protest censorship journalist detained self censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Centre-right party leader becomes Prime Minister raising concerns for civic space Published at 17.03.2020 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest refugees and migrants political interference intimidation harassment non state actors Read more
UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns about shut down of Maldives human rights group Published at 10.03.2020 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist HRD threatened CSO closure Read more
Evacuation of citizens from Wuhan sparks panic protests Published at 10.03.2020 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Citizens call for PM’s resignation in anti-government protests; press freedom in decline Published at 15.01.2020 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest environmental rights intimidation Read more
On the Watchlist: Protest continue in Lebanon; activists, journalists targeted by government Published at 10.03.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest intimidation women harassment attack on journalist protest killing of protestors Read more
Far-right and anti-racism protesters clash; police deny young climate protesters supervision Published at 11.03.2020 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: protest youth protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors Read more
Ley para el control de ONG limita y restringe la libertad de asociación Published at 12.03.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law women harassment HRD acquitted land rights Read more
Women’s Rights Defender, Loujain Al-Hathloul, due in court Published at 12.03.2020 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment torture/ill-treatment Read more
CSOs fault new regulations, journalists harassed despite improvement in media freedom Published at 12.03.2020 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
New tax rules impact civil society in Mexico Published at 22.11.2021 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protestor(s) detained environmental rights harassment protest disruption killing of journalist private sector non state actors LGBTI women indigenous groups refugees and migrants religious groups positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Indigenous defenders of Costa Rica face increasing threats and harassment Published at 12.05.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment indigenous groups attack on HRD HRD threatened land rights Read more
