Reforms on so-called “Gag law’ stall, concerns over secrecy law Published at 19.10.2022 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Protests demand release of activists detained over bank heist, journalists face rape threats and death threats Published at 10.11.2022 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship women office raid intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protestor(s) detained Read more
Decision n° 811 of 2022 further hampers media freedom Published at 10.11.2022 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship attack on journalist protest Read more
CSOs team up to support refugees from Ukraine Published at 10.11.2022 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development refugees and migrants protest Read more
Concerns about free expression in South Korea with security law, restrictions on press freedom and anti-North activism Published at 01.12.2022 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship office raid religious groups protest Read more
Bolivia: Strike paralyses Santa Cruz department for over a month Published at 05.12.2022 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest extractive industries killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Panama: judicial harassment continues to affect freedom of expression Published at 01.12.2022 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enabling law Read more
USA: Massive workers’ strike at California university Published at 06.12.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained LGBTI women youth intimidation labour rights protest private sector enabling law time,place restrictions journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Economic crisis & teachers’ conditions spark mass protests as FIDESZ government continues its battle for EU funds Published at 11.11.2022 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women harassment labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest censorship non state actors Read more
University protests against riot police deployment continue, Predator-gate scandal raises further concerns about surveillance Published at 30.09.2022 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment surveillance excessive force protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction positive court ruling youth access to info. law protestor(s) detained women intimidation Read more
Peru: attacks on journalists as political polarisation remains prominent Published at 27.10.2022 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: non state actors attack on HRD intimidation protest harassment women HRD detained HRD threatened HRD killing extractive industries indigenous groups journalist detained criminal defamation attack on journalist environmental rights restrictive law land rights protest disruption office raid Read more
Despite UN scrutiny, activists continue to be criminalised by the new Philippines administration Published at 15.11.2022 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted killing of journalist restrictive law intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation Read more
Canada: courts consider cases with impact on civic freedoms Published at 02.11.2022 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption restrictive law women refugees and migrants protest private sector HRD prosecuted environmental rights protestor(s) detained Read more
Government agencies used to silence dissent in India as its rights record is scrutinised at the UN Published at 22.11.2022 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing prevention of protest protest disruption office raid excessive force harassment negative court ruling bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Honduras: attacks on Garífuna human rights defenders continue Published at 22.11.2022 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD minority groups HRD detained non state actors killing of journalist restrictive law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Attempts to censor publications, agency hit by cyber attack Published at 01.09.2022 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment internet restriction Read more
La reforma de la ley mordaza se estanca y la ley de secretos oficiales suscita preocupación Published at 14.11.2022 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Protesters face judicial harassment while restrictions to freedom of expression persist in Malaysia Published at 17.11.2022 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption harassment labour rights protest criminal defamation restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Maldives elected to UN Human Rights Council despite press freedom concerns, restrictions on protests and impunity Published at 18.11.2022 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protestor(s) detained positive court ruling protest disruption restrictive law Read more
Palestinian activists face lawsuit and ban; climate activists threatened with SLAPPs Published at 22.11.2022 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment negative court ruling protest bureaucratic restriction censorship minority groups environmental rights Read more
Dominican Republic: anti-colonial demonstration attacked by ultra-nationalist group Published at 21.11.2022 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups harassment excessive force protest non state actors Read more
