Still no accountability for death of Kiribati fisheries observer Published at 14.09.2020 Country Kiribati Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights private sector non state actors Read more
Protests over economic conditions under COVID-19; journalists face threats for critical reporting Published at 07.05.2020 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI attack on journalist women protest torture/ill-treatment refugees and migrants excessive force restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
COVID-19, a pretext to muzzle the media? Published at 21.05.2020 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained censorship restrictive law Read more
El Salvador’s Congress creates group to investigate harassment of the press using state funds Published at 14.09.2020 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest Read more
Government bans open-air religious gatherings, interrupting protests by Serbian Orthodox church Published at 15.07.2020 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI prevention of protest religious groups positive CS development protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Argentina’s former government accused of spying on journalists, civil society leaders and others Published at 14.09.2020 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment HRD detained protest sexual assault torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
Ongoing suppression of journalists' and protesters' rights; criminal libel law repealed Published at 01.10.2020 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption women Read more
Honduras: land rights defender Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo and journalist Luis Almendares killed Published at 30.10.2020 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist extractive industries minority groups intimidation HRD killing environmental rights non state actors Read more
Civil society in the Philippines decry restrictive laws, smear campaigns and judicial harassment Published at 01.04.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Violations of freedom of expression continue unabated during COVID-19 pandemic Published at 21.05.2020 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained self censorship women harassment positive CS development protest surveillance Read more
Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions increase in Venezuela during pandemic Published at 03.07.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction killing of protestors censorship protestor(s) detained people with disabilities non state actors youth indigenous groups intimidation protest enforced disappearance Read more
Austria civic space rating upgraded to open Published at 15.09.2020 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
Organisations denounce judicial harassment of press in Panama Published at 15.09.2020 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment youth protest disruption protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Peru legislation enables disproportionate use of force by police Published at 22.07.2020 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation positive CS development labour rights excessive force protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Activists, academics and journalists in India face judicial harassment despite pandemic Published at 16.09.2020 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted excessive force criminal defamation internet restriction sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law women harassment attack on journalist Read more
Authorities escalate crackdown on the youth-led protest movement in Thailand Published at 30.10.2020 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption harassment HRD detained censorship excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists attacked while covering protests Published at 03.10.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference protest disruption attack on journalist journalist detained negative court ruling excessive force prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
New government action plan reveals change in attitude towards CSOs and human rights Published at 12.03.2020 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference environmental rights protestor(s) detained protest public vilification Read more
Activists, journalists continue to face reprisals as COVID-19 law exacerbates violations in Cambodia Published at 24.06.2021 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained excessive force protest internet restriction HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights protest disruption HRD detained Read more
New law seeks to threaten media freedom as journalists face attacks Published at 16.09.2020 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups restrictive law HRD detained protest LGBTI violent protest harassment Read more
Protest against police killing suppressed in Cuba and Sunflower Uprising proceeds despite repression Published at 17.09.2020 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation women attack on HRD harassment release of HRDs HRD detained protest internet restriction prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
