Women are the main victims of State repression Published at 16.10.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law journalist detained women intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained travel ban protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Kazakhstan: Rapid shrinking of civic space and freedoms Published at 17.10.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained positive court ruling attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained non state actors Read more
Hundreds detained during protests against pension reforms Published at 23.10.2018 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD torture/ill-treatment intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
NGOs highlight suppression around virus outbreak in China while persecution of activists continue Published at 07.02.2020 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption minority groups harassment HRD threatened travel ban HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks against journalists and confiscation of equipment increasing in Venezuela Published at 14.11.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment women HRD threatened release of HRDs intimidation Read more
Authorities use force to disperse protests, harass journalists Published at 11.12.2019 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Activists disappeared or arrested in Pakistan while media faces restrictions and threats Published at 08.01.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women bureaucratic restriction intimidation HRD detained excessive force censorship enforced disappearance protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD prosecuted 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: prevention of protest excessive force protest youth protest disruption intimidation harassment killing of protestors HRD detained internet restriction protestor(s) detained non state actors torture/ill-treatment Read more
Government tightens reins on civic freedoms during the last year Published at 14.01.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD refugees and migrants intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained travel ban torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
Activists, journalists and protesters facing continued restrictions by parties to the conflict Published at 01.04.2020 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups intimidation harassment travel ban negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Egypt: state of emergency extended, violations continue Published at 01.11.2019 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction attack on HRD torture/ill-treatment travel ban protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
91 political prisoners released but HRDs and journalists face continuous hostility and threats Published at 27.01.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Liberan a 91 presos políticos mientras personas defensoras de los DD.HH. siguen sufriendo hostilidad Published at 30.01.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened protest disruption women attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment non state actors Read more
Lebanon: Unprecedented use of violence in anti-government protests Published at 11.02.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Crackdown against political dissent deepens in Nicaragua Published at 06.03.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development attack on HRD HRD threatened HRD detained censorship intimidation harassment torture/ill-treatment protest non state actors attack on journalist prevention of protest surveillance protest disruption 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 HRD detained protest disruption intimidation office raid killing of journalist excessive force enforced disappearance attack on HRD CSO closure harassment HRD killing 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
Women’s Rights Defender, Loujain Al-Hathloul, due in court Published at 12.03.2020 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment torture/ill-treatment 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
Perú: asesinan a líder Awajún mientras que la comunidad se opone a la minería en su territorio Published at 03.04.2020 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest HRD killing surveillance indigenous groups religious groups torture/ill-treatment intimidation HRD threatened non state actors protest disruption Read more
Human rights defenders, journalists and Papuan protesters targeted in Indonesia despite UN human rights review Published at 14.02.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
