Deadly crackdown on anti-government protests on New Years eve Published at 10.01.2018 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest public vilification violent protest protest disruption attack on journalist restrictive law protestor(s) detained killing of protestors excessive force journalist detained Read more
Draft laws cause concern over potential violations of civic freedoms Published at 10.01.2018 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Danish government cuts funding to CSOs operating in Palestine Published at 16.01.2018 Country Denmark Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction political interference Read more
Eritrean refugees take labour rights case to Canadian court Published at 23.01.2018 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling refugees and migrants labour rights protest excessive force extractive industries torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Lawyer threatened for advocating on behalf of indigenous communities' rights Published at 04.05.2018 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups office raid negative court ruling excessive force protest political interference HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
Arbitrary arrest of journalist on bogus charge of "pretending to be a journalist" Published at 11.01.2018 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest journalist detained political interference excessive force protest Read more
Civil society reports decrease in freedom of expression violations in 2017 Published at 10.01.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development indigenous groups release of HRDs intimidation Read more
Journalists protest Ukrainian postal service's refusal to distribute newspaper Published at 29.01.2018 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD killing protest Read more
Ministry representative accuses NGOs of destabilising the country Published at 22.02.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist surveillance intimidation Read more
Fears of further crackdown in deepening Anglophone crisis Published at 31.01.2018 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest political interference harassment journalist detained criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Attempt to shut down Rappler news site part of efforts to muzzle free expression Published at 01.02.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD HRD killing excessive force protest bureaucratic restriction land rights Read more
New penal code could threaten civic space in Oman Published at 02.02.2018 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted journalist detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling restrictive law Read more
Thousands protest over social ills in Iraqi Kurdistan, facing tear gas and live ammunition Published at 02.02.2018 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Government curtails freedoms and ignores court order to release its opponents Published at 05.02.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption political interference harassment censorship excessive force Read more
Qatar praised for human rights reforms as deported human rights defender sentenced to jail Published at 05.02.2018 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Local residents mobilised in protest over construction project in community Published at 06.02.2018 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force private sector protestor(s) detained labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Local rights group concerned over restrictions on assembly rights Published at 06.02.2018 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
European far-right meeting draws protests in Prague Published at 17.01.2018 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest public vilification political interference private sector refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups non state actors Read more
Two foreign journalists attacked in Libreville Published at 12.01.2018 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights protest non state actors Read more
French President's visit sparks protests in Ouagadougou Published at 15.01.2018 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest excessive force protest Read more
CIVICUS Monitor speaks to award-winning Yemeni WHRD Published at 24.01.2018 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women office raid HRD detained release of HRDs attack on journalist Read more
