Corruption findings result in pressure on media, intimidation of activists and civil society protest Published at 06.02.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance HRD threatened protest Read more
Women human rights defenders are targets of threats and attacks in Honduras Published at 18.12.2019 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD women intimidation HRD killing labour rights protest internet restriction killing of journalist environmental rights Read more
Discriminatory citizenship law sparks a month of protests in India and brutal response from police Published at 13.01.2020 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Facebook blocked amid ethnic clashes, HRD nominated for award Published at 30.11.2021 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction Read more
NGOs raided by Israeli forces, news websites blocked Published at 17.02.2020 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid negative court ruling excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship Read more
News site blocked while critics and journalists arrested or attacked with impunity in Bangladesh Published at 19.02.2020 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation internet restriction prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Protesters, activists, journalists & aid workers attacked, kidnapped, killed, as protests escalate Published at 25.02.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors women attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Increased internet censorship; mass mobilisation for regime-praising events continues Published at 19.03.2020 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction political interference intimidation travel ban excessive force censorship Read more
Controversial constitutional referendum goes ahead despite months of protests: several killed Published at 31.03.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women release of HRDs attack on journalist protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Media outlets face pressure as state innovates to silence criticism Published at 20.04.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI funding restriction surveillance attack on journalist protest internet restriction political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
CSOs express concern at thousands of imprisoned HRDs at risk of Corona virus infection Published at 24.03.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
World Press Freedom Day in Mexico marked by killing of journalist Published at 20.05.2021 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women refugees and migrants intimidation attack on journalist labour rights internet restriction killing of journalist restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
Maintient du référendum constitutionnel controversé malgré des mois des manifestations Published at 03.04.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women release of HRDs attack on journalist protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Rights groups call for release of detained activists amidst COVID-19 outbreak Published at 22.04.2020 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship release of HRDs internet restriction Read more
Myanmar authorities prosecuting activists and critics despite the COVID-19 pandemic Published at 28.04.2020 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment non state actors women minority groups attack on journalist protest internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Concern over crackdown on opposition and dissenters ahead of 2020 elections Published at 26.05.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained criminal defamation protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civic space concerns reinforced by COVID-19 response Published at 27.05.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions censorship positive court ruling LGBTI women attack on journalist negative court ruling protest internet restriction restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Further attempts to curtail freedom of expression during COVID-19 Published at 05.06.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women surveillance excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Oman: Artistic censorship and harassment of online activists continues Published at 11.06.2020 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained internet restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists in Bangladesh face criminalisation amid the pandemic while critics are silenced Published at 19.06.2020 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist criminal defamation enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance Read more
Government responds to COVID-19 and hurricane with denial, cover-ups and intimidation tactics Published at 08.06.2020 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction intimidation surveillance censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
