Trade unionist jailed for organising protests in South Korea Published at 27.01.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship labour rights protest Read more
Editor arrested and his newspaper closed as authorities seek to control dissent Published at 27.01.2017 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained Read more
Activist arrested for tweeting in defence of free expression in the UAE Published at 10.02.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained Read more
As Turkmenistan votes, authorities crush dissent with an iron fist Published at 08.02.2017 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction religious groups minority groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions censorship access to info. law Read more
Cuts to welfare provisions prompt protest in Montenegro Published at 24.02.2017 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women protest censorship Read more
Media freedom deteriorates in Zambia Published at 27.02.2017 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law intimidation harassment censorship bureaucratic restriction Read more
In 2016, respect for civic space declined dramatically in Tajikistan Published at 28.02.2017 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained time,place restrictions internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance funding restriction protest disruption bureaucratic restriction Read more
Upcoming referendum could further curtail civic freedoms Published at 15.03.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption CSO closure travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force internet restriction violent protest censorship Read more
Kuwait continues to crack down on HRDs Published at 03.03.2017 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: protest criminal defamation harassment censorship women Read more
International alarm over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims Published at 13.03.2017 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law prevention of protest time,place restrictions torture/ill-treatment attack on HRD travel ban HRD killing bureaucratic restriction surveillance censorship private sector religious groups minority groups protest extractive industries violent protest Read more
Special series on threats to civic space in Kazakhstan - Part 2: Expression Published at 14.02.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law Read more
Regional and national civil society condemn Thai government's new media law Published at 06.06.2017 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted Read more
Freedom of expression under severe threat in Peru Published at 20.04.2017 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship killing of journalist excessive force protest Read more
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
Threats to media freedom persist in Albania Published at 22.03.2017 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship attack on journalist protest Read more
The purge continues: protests turn violent, websites blocked and 4,000 civil servants dismissed Published at 02.05.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest disruption CSO closure labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions 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
