Attempts to circumvent state censorship and surveillance to access news from South Korea Published at 12.02.2018 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance internet restriction Read more
Tashi Wangchuk and other activists imprisoned as President Xi tightens grip on power Published at 19.03.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD LGBTI refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Greek parliament tightens rules on organising strikes Published at 12.02.2018 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law labour rights violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Unions protest tax increases due to IMF agreement Published at 20.03.2018 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on HRD labour rights protest Read more
IACHR report finds environment for human rights defenders ‘continues to be one of extreme risk’ Published at 14.09.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption killing of protestors intimidation attack on journalist protest Read more
Proposed laws could criminalise whistle-blowers and silence civil society Published at 14.02.2018 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship funding restriction refugees and migrants HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Justice prevails in the case of murdered journalist Pablo Medina Published at 14.02.2018 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling bureaucratic restriction public vilification Read more
Me Too movement in South Korea sparks calls for review of defamation laws Published at 23.05.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest political interference women labour rights protest Read more
Harmful rhetoric against the NGO sector emerging from some media and political voices Published at 13.02.2018 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification Read more
Bulgaria assumes EU presidency under cloud of concern over media freedom Published at 15.02.2018 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest political interference environmental rights Read more
Excessive force used during protests against pension reforms later passed by Congress Published at 21.02.2018 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest excessive force protestor(s) detained Read more
HRD's passport confiscated ahead of Djibouti's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Published at 04.05.2018 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban HRD detained Read more
Civil society worries over chilling effect of Holocaust Law on free speech Published at 21.02.2018 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship political interference restrictive law Read more
Communities protest against plans for bauxite mine on Santa Cruz Island Published at 15.02.2018 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: protest extractive industries private sector environmental rights land rights Read more
Continued concern over impact of Irish Electoral Act on civil society's advocacy activities Published at 15.02.2018 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law funding restriction women protest youth Read more
Public official insults female journalists on social media Published at 05.03.2018 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment labour rights protest violent protest political interference journalist detained Read more
State suspends two newspapers claiming the existence of political prisoners in the country Published at 16.02.2018 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference censorship attack on journalist negative court ruling protest Read more
Journalists, human rights defenders and artists persecuted and harassed in Cuba Published at 16.02.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation journalist detained harassment travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Protesters and journalists arrested and ill-treated under state of emergency Published at 19.02.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption sexual assault torture/ill-treatment journalist detained attack on journalist excessive force Read more
Civil society organisations advocate for ban on seabed mining in Vanuatu's waters Published at 19.02.2018 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries environmental rights Read more
Killing of student prompts united civil society response to closing space Published at 20.03.2018 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained excessive force public vilification Read more
