Venezuela continues to crack down on civic space freedoms Published at 20.10.2023 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship funding restriction CSO closure intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Malaysia: Bookstores raided, news portal blocked, activists criminalised and sedition law used to stifle dissent Published at 28.11.2023 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship land rights Read more
Police use water cannons on climate activists; new report reveals surveillance of protesters Published at 31.05.2023 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption surveillance protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Singapore: Authorities ban expression on Israel-Palestine conflict and use POFMA law to harass critics, block site Published at 30.11.2023 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Maldives: As new government takes power, civil society calls for reforms including ending impunity for crimes against journalists Published at 01.12.2023 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest Read more
Anti-LGBTQI+ protests held across Malawi Published at 02.12.2023 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption youth release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Internet disruptions, deportations of Turkey-based activists and bread protests Published at 04.12.2023 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained protest internet restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protesters take to the streets amidst the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict Published at 13.11.2023 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI youth protest public vilification restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Repression against the Otomí community; NAFTA continues to put union rights under the microscope Published at 16.11.2023 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption indigenous groups women attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance killing of journalist environmental rights land rights Read more
Atleast 4 killed in protests amid ethnic tensions Published at 01.12.2023 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of protestors excessive force environmental rights Read more
Expression continues to decline with ongoing threats, attacks and internet restrictions Published at 01.12.2023 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Universities become flashpoints for Israel-Palestine conflict protests Published at 15.12.2023 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption attack on HRD CSO closure minority groups intimidation religious groups attack on journalist labour rights protest public vilification political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors Read more
Teachers’ protest continues despite government promises Published at 13.10.2023 Country Suriname Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship labour rights protest Read more
Health care workers strike to improve working conditions Published at 09.10.2023 Country Barbados Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Crackdown on the opposition, fight against “false” information and publication of “foreign agent” list Published at 20.12.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption journalist detained HRD detained negative court ruling refusal of registration protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Represión de manifestantes: por lo menos una víctima mortal y varias personas heridas Published at 22.12.2023 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women harassment attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling excessive force protest public vilification killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Afro-Guyanese people demand reparations over enslavement; Sugar workers on strike, following roadblocks and detentions Published at 27.11.2023 Country Guyana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption labour rights protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Killing of activists and violence against social leaders and Garifuna members continue across Honduras Published at 30.09.2023 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained HRD killing labour rights protest extractive industries HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Israel-Palestine conflict triggers widespread debate over free speech; Half a million public sector workers strike in Quebec Published at 09.01.2024 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups youth religious groups minority groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights protest extractive industries restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Mass arrests at protests against police violence; schools set on fire amid backlash against mandatory sex ed decree Published at 01.11.2023 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Taiwan: Multiple protests call for improved labour conditions ahead of elections Published at 11.01.2024 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants labour rights protest bureaucratic restriction environmental rights Read more
