Independent broadcasting hangs in the balance as elections loom, civil society & media hit hard by loss of US funding Published at 30.03.2025 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained labour rights protest intimidation Read more
Fiji: Restrictions on protest persist despite calls for reforms by the UN Human Rights Council Published at 02.06.2025 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: protest labour rights environmental rights bureaucratic restriction Read more
Romania in crisis ahead of presidential election rerun, protests become violent Published at 10.04.2025 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation surveillance attack on journalist protest public vilification violent protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Protests erupt in response to ban on LGBTQI+ events, introduction of facial recognition technology Published at 24.04.2025 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI protest disruption journalist detained travel ban HRD detained protest public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law surveillance Read more
Protesters take to the streets across Spain to demand affordable housing Published at 25.04.2025 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups attack on journalist labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
"Political neutrality" audit of public broadcaster causes concern Published at 02.06.2025 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women protest public vilification political interference environmental rights Read more
Protesters call for justice reform, anti-LGBTQI+ laws threaten freedom of expression Published at 28.01.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest LGBTI Read more
Bulgaria's euro adoption sparks protests Published at 28.03.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: transnational repression travel ban protest violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Timor-Leste: Concerns around cyber crime bill, harassment of journalists and martial arts ban Published at 04.06.2025 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
ICCPR still not ratified; Journalist arrested due to sensitive translation Published at 06.06.2025 Country Comoros Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI journalist detained protest transnational repression Read more
Attacks and harassment against environmental and Indigenous defenders highlight protection failure Published at 08.06.2025 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation excessive force criminal defamation public vilification enforced disappearance censorship private sector positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
New Zealand: Freedoms at risk with protests arrests and suspension of indigenous Māori parliamentarians Published at 11.06.2025 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women positive CS development excessive force protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Controversial law on magisterial inquiry adopted; Two additional convictions for role in journalist’s murder Published at 12.06.2025 Country Malta Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction women criminal defamation protest restrictive law Read more
Afghanistan: Activists targeted, media restricted as women further silenced by the Taliban Published at 13.06.2025 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Mongolia: Anti-corruption protests lead to resignation of prime minister as crackdown on journalists persists Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth harassment protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance Read more
Mali’s military government outlaws political parties and suppresses public demonstrations Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mali Tags: protest disruption HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
India: Critical commentary on the conflict with Pakistan censored, journalists targeted while communities face military operations Published at 19.06.2025 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women minority groups intimidation harassment labour rights protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
New coalition of parties all headed by women; peaceful pro-Palestinian protests Published at 23.06.2025 Country Iceland Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants protest Read more
El acoso y las agresiones contra las personas defensoras del medioambiente y líderes indígenas evidencian el fracaso del marco legal de protección Published at 24.06.2025 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation excessive force criminal defamation public vilification enforced disappearance censorship private sector positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
South Korea: Activists criminalised, satire censored amidst political transition Published at 24.06.2025 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth negative court ruling labour rights protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lanka: New government silences dissent and disrupts protests while impunity for past crimes persists Published at 30.06.2025 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women minority groups harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
