Observers raise alarm about freedom of religion following archbishop's arrest Published at 28.07.2025 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants religious groups protest Read more
Criminalizan a personas defensoras del medioambiente en Paso Yobái; agreden y amenazan a profesionales del periodismo Published at 19.09.2025 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
Canada’s 2025 election year marked by rising disinformation and new federal and provincial laws curbing civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI indigenous groups women religious groups minority groups intimidation transnational repression positive CS development youth excessive force labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Viasna Human Rights Centre volunteer released after completing sentence Published at 10.06.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained people with disabilities Read more
New law introduced restricting protest rights. Parliament calls OSCE to examine provisions following police violence against pro-Palestine protesters Published at 21.10.2025 Country Cyprus Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption religious groups intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Vietnam: Regime targets human rights defenders working on minority, indigenous, land and environmental rights despite UN review Published at 29.10.2025 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups religious groups minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
National human rights institution warns that civic space in France is under threat Published at 01.11.2025 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation CSO closure environmental rights excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained LGBTI office raid positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants religious groups self censorship surveillance women Read more
Attempt to use arcane provision of labour code to quash flight attendants’ strike Published at 16.11.2025 Country Canada Tags: censorship excessive force intimidation labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling positive court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained religious groups restrictive law surveillance violent protest Read more
Narges Mohammadi arrested and detained once again Published at 01.01.2026 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: hrd HRD detained religious groups women Read more
China: Xi regime targets activists, journalists, ethnic minorities, foreign critics and underground churches Published at 16.02.2026 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained minority groups negative court ruling protestor(s) detained religious groups restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Religious leader acquitted and released Published at 31.12.2025 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive court ruling religious groups Read more
Vietnam: Persecution of activists and critics continued in the lead up to the sham National Assembly elections Published at 30.03.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained land rights negative court ruling public vilification religious groups restrictive law surveillance transnational repression women Read more
Political podcast hosts detained by masked agents, Iranian protesters in Yerevan intimidated Published at 29.01.2026 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation journalist detained office raid prevention of protest protest protestor(s) detained religious groups transnational repression Read more
Over 100 detained in police raid on LGBTQI+ friendly venue; Imprisoned activists and journalists subjected to abuse, reprisals Published at 27.01.2026 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained intimidation labour rights LGBTI positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained religious groups surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
New law expanding wartime censorship criticised by media association, Supreme Court upholds church law amendments targeting foreign influence Published at 15.06.2026 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights LGBTI protest religious groups restrictive law Read more
2 years after brutal protests & 1 year ahead of elections: online expression, media freedom, protesters, CSOs & opposition groups bear the brunt Published at 01.07.2026 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors negative court ruling non state actors place restrictions political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs religious groups restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban violent protest youth Read more
Court upholds conviction of Wet’suwet’en land defender; New legislation raises concerns over civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2026 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law CSO closure environmental rights indigenous groups intimidation labour rights negative court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained religious groups restrictive law time,place restrictions women Read more
Constitutional reform accompanied by escalating crackdown on critics, media and online expression Published at 23.07.2026 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist funding restriction HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refusal of registration religious groups torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
