UN experts, CSOs raise alarm about harsh prison conditions after blogger’s death Published at 03.06.2023 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protesters continue Karabakh blockade, farmers’ protest violently dispersed Published at 31.03.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption excessive force protest bureaucratic restriction environmental rights Read more
Lachin corridor blockade ended, seven arrested at protests against trans women’s detention Published at 01.06.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Pegasus spyware “extensively” used to target journalists and activists in Armenia, new report finds Published at 18.05.2023 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship access to info. law surveillance restrictive law Read more
Ireland ranks highly in freedom rankings but CSOs are concerned over LGBTQI+ and anti-immigrant incidents and surveillance laws Published at 18.10.2023 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants protest violent protest restrictive law access to info. law surveillance Read more
China: Government elected to UN Human Rights Council as it prosecutes and jails human rights defenders and journalists Published at 30.10.2023 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups HRD detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Government abandons Bill of Rights Bill, controversial laws on migration, protest and strikes remain Published at 30.10.2023 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants positive CS development travel ban negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
One month after the start of the Azerbaijani offensive, 20 arrested so far for speaking out against Nagorno-Karabakh war Published at 30.10.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
On World Press Freedom Day, journalists call for accountability and better protections Published at 31.05.2023 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights protest political interference access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Workers protested for better working conditions Published at 03.07.2023 Country Barbados Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Church official takes aim at women activists over gender equality law Published at 10.05.2023 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth CSO closure religious groups labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Dispute continues over gender identity laws, Orthodox Church stages protests Published at 05.07.2023 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women religious groups negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification political interference Read more
Journalists arrested, detained Published at 20.10.2023 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist HRD detained censorship Read more
SLAPP lawsuits contribute to growing trend of pressure on critical voices Published at 23.03.2023 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation protest political interference HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Journalists punished for reporting on corruption & governance Published at 20.10.2023 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
New legislative measures seek to expand civic freedoms Published at 30.03.2023 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development journalist detained release of HRDs enabling law Read more
Censorship takes front seat as authorities target government critics Published at 02.10.2023 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained internet restriction prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Panama: Widespread protests against the biggest copper mining concession Published at 31.10.2023 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups positive CS development extractive industries access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Harassment against women activists Published at 31.08.2023 Country Guyana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment labour rights protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Chad: No accountability one year after deadly ‘Black Thursday’ protests; news site temporarily suspended Published at 31.10.2023 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation positive CS development prevention of protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Protests and repression in Jujuy Published at 15.10.2023 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
