One dead after police violently repress student protests Published at 10.07.2018 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups killing of protestors harassment negative court ruling excessive force Read more
Criminalisation of free speech creating chilling effect, as elections draws near Published at 08.08.2018 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI negative court ruling labour rights restrictive law Read more
Tens of thousands of South Korean women protest against ‘spycam porn’ Published at 21.08.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest women sexual assault torture/ill-treatment protest Read more
Thousands of workers protest government pension fund proposal Published at 06.07.2018 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction labour rights protest Read more
Activists continue to face persecution as thousands mark Tiananmen anniversary in Hong Kong Published at 05.07.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction LGBTI protest disruption torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted women travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling protest Read more
Journalists and humanitarian worker killed as conflict continues Published at 10.07.2018 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist office raid journalist detained attack on journalist HRD killing protest Read more
Anti-corruption journalist Rafael Marques and Mariano Bras acquitted Published at 09.07.2018 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation prevention of protest protestor(s) detained excessive force protest positive court ruling criminal defamation Read more
Demands for release of political prisoners in Bhutan Published at 20.04.2020 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI restrictive law intimidation Read more
Judicial process around murder of Mongolian parliamentarian lacking credibility and legitimacy Published at 10.07.2018 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment labour rights protest women surveillance Read more
Saudi authorities detain women human rights defenders in latest crackdown Published at 29.08.2018 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained women HRD prosecuted Read more
Kazakhstan: Closure of independent media and peaceful protests hampered Published at 12.07.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment women prevention of protest religious groups intimidation restrictive law internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Police prevented protest by teachers Published at 11.07.2018 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights intimidation protest disruption excessive force bureaucratic restriction Read more
Despite diplomatic talks civic space remains closed in North Korea Published at 12.07.2018 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
Australian media outlet barred from Pacific regional forum Published at 13.07.2018 Country Nauru Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship bureaucratic restriction Read more
Council of Europe demands release of political prisoners detained by Russia Published at 06.07.2018 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment violent protest minority groups negative court ruling labour rights protest Read more
Despite several protests opposing the project, Canada to buy Kinder Morgan pipeline Published at 13.07.2018 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Iranian authorities block Iran's most widely used messaging app Published at 16.07.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests in Argentina in support of legal abortion Published at 16.07.2018 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist labour rights protest excessive force journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Activists arrested and MP slain as Ugandans protest insecurity Published at 16.07.2018 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction censorship HRD detained LGBTI protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Blogger Naïm Touré sentenced to two months in prison Published at 17.07.2018 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
New cybercrime law: an assault on freedom of expression Published at 17.07.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women release of HRDs HRD detained internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
