LGBTI organisation finally registered in Botswana Published at 08.07.2016 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women protest disruption criminal defamation Read more
Peaceful assembly rights curtailed in Botswana Published at 14.09.2016 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protest disruption excessive force Read more
LGBTI organisation enjoys more space following registration Published at 28.10.2016 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development censorship protest LGBTI Read more
Journalist harassed using archaic sedition laws in Botswana Published at 11.01.2017 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained labour rights Read more
Student protesters clash with police Published at 28.02.2017 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption violent protest Read more
Journalists detained and threatened for investigative reporting Published at 03.05.2017 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation Read more
Concerns over the state's "aggressive and intolerant" attitude towards media Published at 23.01.2018 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship sexual assault women protest Read more
Human Rights Defender barred from entering Botswana Published at 01.08.2018 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship office raid travel ban intimidation Read more
Authorities accused of abusing COVID-19 restrictions to stifle expression despite improved ranking Published at 30.06.2020 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship positive CS development restrictive law intimidation Read more
Increasing number of arrests of protesters reported Published at 29.10.2021 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Landmark court judgment decriminalises same sex relationships Published at 04.05.2022 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI enabling law Read more
Parliament passes controversial Media Practitioners’ Association Bill Published at 01.11.2022 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Agents of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services detained journalists Published at 08.11.2023 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained Read more
