EU accused of illegally funding Azerbaijani civil society, opposition condemns torture of activists Published at 06.10.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment sexual assault religious groups public vilification Read more
Media and other independent actors face new restrictions Published at 30.06.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction religious groups release of HRDs bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Law criminalising "malicious attacks" on state authority, pro-Palestinian CSOs investigated Published at 25.03.2024 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid women religious groups intimidation labour rights excessive force protest violent protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Controversy as National Conservatism conference banned Published at 11.06.2024 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid religious groups minority groups labour rights excessive force protest violent protest political interference protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalist disappeared after raid as repression intensifies in Nicaragua Published at 02.08.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
New reports highlight challenges for press freedom Published at 07.06.2024 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest religious groups labour rights minority groups Read more
Public broadcaster’s funding model threatened; Pride march sees some opposition from Christian groups Published at 14.08.2024 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protestor(s) detained religious groups protest Read more
135 political prisoners expelled from Nicaragua; closure of 1,500 CSOs within one month Published at 23.10.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups office raid CSO closure minority groups intimidation release of HRDs religious groups attack on journalist travel ban public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
CAR: Foreign NGO worker arrested on spying charges; dozens of NGOs will close due to lack of funding; scathing reports by journalists and CSOs denied by authorities Published at 15.10.2024 Country Central African Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups public vilification CSO closure bureaucratic restriction Read more
Controversy as new government takes over public broadcaster Published at 09.04.2024 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women refugees and migrants religious groups excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest violent protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained people with disabilities Read more
Controversial media law passed Published at 20.07.2024 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women journalist detained religious groups minority groups intimidation negative court ruling labour rights excessive force protest political interference restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Expulsan a 135 personas presas políticas y cierran 1500 OSC en un mes Published at 15.11.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups office raid CSO closure minority groups intimidation release of HRDs religious groups attack on journalist travel ban public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
Tajikistan's Crackdown on Dissent: Erosion of Rights and Civic Space Published at 17.02.2025 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups transnational repression HRD detained refusal of registration internet restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests erupt in response to surprise coalition with controversial party, court rules freedom of information protects LGBTQI+ public representation Published at 20.02.2025 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI religious groups protest surveillance Read more
Deadly crackdown follows 2024 mass protests, surge in femicides sparks more protests Published at 06.03.2025 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling women religious groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted self censorship youth transnational repression Read more
Civil society scrambles to replace USAID funding; PiS aims to discredit opponents as elections approach Published at 20.03.2025 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI religious groups protest political interference censorship Read more
Civic space at risk: Donald Trump’s first 100 days and the growing crackdown on dissent Published at 14.05.2025 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship access to info. law surveillance private sector non state actors positive court ruling religious groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Politically motivated prosecutions amid declining media and civic space Published at 27.05.2025 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship place restrictions office raid religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Vietnam: Regime criminalises activists on trumped up charges and labels aid group as ‘terrorists’ Published at 01.07.2025 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted land rights minority groups negative court ruling public vilification religious groups restrictive law Read more
Online activist & religious preacher imprisoned, Omani HRD banned from entering Lebanon Published at 27.08.2025 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups transnational repression release of HRDs travel ban negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Environmental defenders face criminalisation in Paso Yobái; Journalists assaulted and threatened Published at 10.09.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth indigenous groups religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
