Foreign funding restrictions a "threat" to civil society in Ireland Published at 21.12.2017 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship funding restriction private sector Read more
Regional tensions spur militarisation of Japan, sparking citizen protests Published at 12.12.2017 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups protest political interference environmental rights Read more
Fundamental rights remain under siege in the shadow of the economic crisis Published at 18.01.2018 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest internet restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Slovenian government takes "huge steps forward" in its relations with the NGO sector Published at 22.05.2018 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development environmental rights Read more
Environmental CSOs challenge Flemish government over limiting citizen participation Published at 13.12.2017 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups environmental rights Read more
Humanitarian aid worker killed and NGO offices robbed Published at 15.01.2018 Country Central African Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing violent protest Read more
Media regulator closes 34 radio stations, sanctions another 97 Published at 15.12.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption prevention of protest intimidation protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Court finds Bulgarian politician guilty of anti-Roma rhetoric Published at 15.12.2017 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest political interference labour rights minority groups Read more
High Court revokes NGO Coordination Board's move to deregister CSO AfriCOG Published at 19.01.2018 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling Read more
New findings in Berta Caceres' murder investigation Published at 15.12.2017 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing excessive force killing of journalist censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors protest disruption women Read more
Groups representing ethnic minorities face legal challenges when registering Published at 16.12.2017 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants minority groups attack on journalist protestor(s) detained refusal of registration protest Read more
European Commission takes Hungarian government to court over NGO law Published at 18.12.2017 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling restrictive law public vilification Read more
Palestinian youth persecuted and imprisoned for dissent against Israeli occupation Published at 22.01.2018 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest travel ban attack on journalist women HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Museveni signs controversial bill as crackdown on civic space continues Published at 23.01.2018 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid killing of protestors women excessive force criminal defamation journalist detained protestor(s) detained prevention of protest protest disruption Read more
Teachers strike due to pay freeze from IMF agreement Published at 24.01.2018 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship attack on HRD labour rights environmental rights HRD killing protest Read more
New Year starts with criminalisation of protests and continued repression Published at 24.01.2018 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs positive court ruling travel ban protest disruption killing of protestors excessive force torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Controversy over NetzDG law continues with tech companies beginning to censor social media accounts Published at 25.01.2018 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship internet restriction Read more
Environmental rights defender killed as authorities label activists as ‘terrorists’ Published at 27.03.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups youth women attack on HRD harassment HRD detained HRD killing protest political interference private sector censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Burundi: President silences critics and “illegally” taxes citizens in lead up to referendum Published at 22.02.2018 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD detained political interference HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Watchdog reports access to information issues from "blacklisted" public institutions Published at 29.01.2018 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law protest Read more
Human rights lawyers bare the brunt of clampdown Published at 05.01.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained Read more
