Definition of “foreign grants” radically expanded, press freedom continues to deteriorate Published at 31.03.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights funding restriction intimidation labour rights political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law Read more
2026 polls characterised by systematic crackdown on opposition and civic space Published at 09.04.2026 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation CSO closure environmental rights funding restriction harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling positive CS development protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
Protests erupt across the USA over ICE operations and fatal shootings by federal agents Published at 29.04.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law surveillance women Read more
Hundreds of CSOs dissolved or suspended; journalists and NGOs continue to face restrictions Published at 06.05.2026 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist CSO closure enforced disappearance funding restriction hrd HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling protest release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
Anti-fascist marches denounce rise in right-wing extremism; Initiative to ban protests in front of private residences in response to far-right protests Published at 19.04.2026 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist environmental rights funding restriction intimidation labour rights minority groups non state actors positive court ruling protest protest disruption public vilification refugees and migrants Read more
Civil rights organisations continue to be targeted; Terrorism convictions over anti-ICE protest raise concerns Published at 05.06.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law censorship enabling law funding restriction harassment intimidation labour rights negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law Read more
Des centaines d’organisations de la société civile sont dissoutes ou suspendues ; les journalistes et les ONG continuent de faire l’objet de restrictions Published at 11.05.2026 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist CSO closure enforced disappearance funding restriction hrd HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling protest release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
Constitutional reform accompanied by escalating crackdown on critics, media and online expression Published at 23.07.2026 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist funding restriction HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refusal of registration religious groups torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
Civic space continues to deteriorate as repressive new laws enforced Published at 04.08.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation CSO closure excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained non state actors political interference positive CS development prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification self censorship torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Government sends mixed signals on leaked “foreign agents” law draft; controversial appointments spark massive protests Published at 23.04.2026 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law funding restriction labour rights political interference protest protestor(s) detained public vilification women Read more
