India: Activists and journalists continued to be targeted around elections despite UN Human Rights Committee scrutiny Published at 22.08.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while journalists and civil society remain constrained Published at 26.08.2024 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship torture/ill-treatment Read more
Japan: Press freedom ranking drops while new law passed to remove defamatory online posts Published at 27.08.2024 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth refugees and migrants protest Read more
Protesters detained as pro-Palestine demonstrations surge since October 2023 Published at 19.02.2024 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption journalist detained CSO closure intimidation labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Papua New Guinea: Media restrictions and cybercrime law undermine freedom of expression Published at 28.08.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
UWI and UTECH staff demand better labour conditions; residents protest poor infrastructure Published at 03.05.2024 Country Jamaica Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Trinidad and Tobago High Court criticises practices in high-profile defamation cases; workers seek fair wages and job security Published at 29.04.2024 Country Trinidad and Tobago Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling violent protest labour rights protest Read more
A Government Minister threatens legal action over defamation as media faces exclusion from tourism events Published at 17.04.2024 Country St Kitts and Nevis Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law intimidation Read more
Singapore: New Prime Minister continues policy of silencing dissent by criminalising protesters and harassing critics Published at 29.08.2024 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Vanuatu: UN body calls for repeal of criminal defamation laws, teachers’ union holds strike Published at 30.08.2024 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Thailand: Opposition party dissolved while activists criminalised and attacked Published at 02.09.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Social unrest grows as the government’s agenda erodes fundamental freedoms Published at 20.05.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Criticism mounts as Cuban authorities curb civic space and implement harsher restrictions Published at 14.02.2024 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling protest censorship surveillance Read more
Dominican Republic introduces updated freedom of expression draft law amid concerns over restrictive intelligence legislation’s impact on fundamental freedoms Published at 22.04.2024 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest disruption protest enabling law Read more
Journalists face access restrictions: barred from cabinet ceremony and subject to new interview policy Published at 28.03.2024 Country Grenada Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship access to info. law Read more
Service delivery protests held, attacks on HRDs continue Published at 30.04.2024 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption positive CS development labour rights protest violent protest enabling law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Writer and online activist Mohammed Ali Bakhit (Abu Ali Al-Barami) acquitted Published at 31.07.2024 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling HRD detained HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Afghanistan: Activists and journalists face arrest, detention, torture and new morality law, three years after the Taliban takeover Published at 04.09.2024 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Hundreds of protesters injured and dozens detained in clashes with security forces Published at 12.08.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification extractive industries violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Maldives: UN body raises concerns about restrictions and attacks on civic freedoms while protesters face reprisals Published at 06.09.2024 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation protest restrictive law Read more
Legal battle over book on corruption raises questions on press freedom in Suriname Published at 24.04.2024 Country Suriname Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest intimidation Read more
