Over 1,000 arrested: Bleak outlook for Turkish civil society in aftermath of referendum Published at 26.04.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained political interference release of HRDs censorship HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Women activists harassed for participating in #IAmMyOwnGuardian social media campaign Published at 18.04.2017 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship women HRD detained Read more
Crackdown against human rights defenders ahead of Bahrain's UPR Published at 09.05.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Cuban authorities systematically violate citizens' civic freedoms Published at 09.05.2017 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women prevention of protest attack on HRD harassment HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Police use excessive force to disperse teachers' protest Published at 11.05.2017 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest censorship access to info. law Read more
Tunisian critics and investigative journalists face intimidation and harassment Published at 11.05.2017 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights protest public vilification refugees and migrants intimidation censorship Read more
Iranian authorities censor media ahead of presidential elections Published at 12.05.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women prevention of protest travel ban HRD detained protestor(s) detained censorship Read more
Civil society under greater threat as draconian law comes into force Published at 05.06.2017 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD threatened funding restriction intimidation HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted Read more
Serious concern over the arbitrary arrest of two civil society leaders Published at 24.04.2017 Country Equatorial Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained extractive industries Read more
Prosecution and intimidation of independent journalists persists Published at 25.04.2017 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment labour rights censorship protest attack on journalist HRD detained time,place restrictions access to info. law surveillance Read more
Police injure and detain protesters during peaceful youth march Published at 26.04.2017 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption prevention of protest HRD detained excessive force protest Read more
Persecution of civil society continues with worrying new legislation on the horizon Published at 25.04.2017 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest disruption office raid HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance HRD threatened Read more
Two indigenous and land rights activists killed in Rio Grande do Sul and Pará Published at 27.04.2017 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups HRD detained HRD killing protest killing of protestors journalist detained environmental rights land rights Read more
'Walking for Her' demonstrators threatened, harassed and defamed Published at 28.04.2017 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD threatened public vilification Read more
Activist released then detained by police two weeks later Published at 22.03.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained labour rights protest internet restriction positive CS development prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment access to info. law Read more
Millions demonstrate against Trump as states plan restrictive protest laws Published at 31.01.2017 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained religious groups protest Read more
Shrinking space for civil society in pre-election Kyrgyzstan Published at 01.05.2017 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation public vilification torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions journalist detained surveillance Read more
Citizen movements targetted by authorities for peaceful activism Published at 04.05.2017 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
New constitutional amendments - a false hope for democratisation Published at 06.04.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction office raid religious groups Read more
Lao authorities ruthlessly suppress criticism and dissent Published at 07.04.2017 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance censorship HRD detained surveillance Read more
Arrest of activist in UAE marks a new low in state repression of civic freedoms Published at 07.04.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD detained negative court ruling Read more
