ONU y organizaciones de DD.HH. expresan su preocupación tras la intervención militar ilegal de EE.UU. y la declaración del estado de emergencia Published at 18.02.2026 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD killing internet restriction intimidation journalist detained labour rights office raid political interference protest public vilification release of HRDs travel ban Read more
Woman defender assaulted during unlawful raid amid migration crackdown; Anti-migrant protest followed by fatal shooting raises alarm Published at 27.07.2025 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship excessive force extractive industries intimidation minority groups office raid protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained surveillance violent protest Read more
Israel announces plan to block 37 aid organisations from operating in the OPT Published at 30.01.2026 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction killing of journalist office raid Read more
Protests erupt across the USA over ICE operations and fatal shootings by federal agents Published at 29.04.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law surveillance 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
Afghanistan: Ongoing repression of the press and activists as peaceful protest in Herat disrupted with excessive force Published at 15.06.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship excessive force harassment HRD detained journalist detained office raid protest protest disruption women Read more
Maldives: Journalists arrested, media outlet raided and protests met with arrests and excessive force Published at 14.07.2026 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship excessive force harassment journalist detained office raid protest disruption protestor(s) detained travel ban 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
Afghanistan: Five years after Taliban takeover, the attack on civic freedoms persists Published at 26.08.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained intimidation journalist detained office raid protest surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Authorities intensify media crackdown ahead of national elections Published at 31.07.2026 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure journalist detained office raid release of HRDs Read more
New media restrictions further clamp down on civic space Published at 31.07.2026 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained office raid restrictive law Read more
Algeria: Long-established organisation sealed off, arrests of journalists and academics, activists sentenced on terrorism charges Published at 06.05.2026 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship CSO closure enforced disappearance HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained labour rights minority groups negative court ruling office raid place restrictions political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refusal of registration travel ban Read more
Millions take part in general strike against proposed labour reforms; Neo-Nazi “target list” threatening activists and CSOs Published at 13.10.2026 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist censorship environmental rights excessive force extractive industries HRD threatened intimidation labour rights LGBTI minority groups non state actors office raid private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law Read more
Protests in support of former KLA leaders; Threats and attacks against journalists Published at 01.05.2026 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist internet restriction intimidation labour rights minority groups office raid political interference protest public vilification women youth Read more
Nepal: Still no justice for protesters one year on as journalists and critics continue to be targeted Published at 19.10.2026 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction harassment journalist detained office raid protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Turkey launches mass crackdown on LGBTQI+ community under “My Family Is Safe” operation Published at 21.10.2026 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship excessive force HRD detained journalist detained LGBTI office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification torture/ill-treatment Read more
Afghanistan: Activists, journalists and artists silenced as media outlets targeted and educational institutions closed Published at 23.10.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained journalist detained minority groups office raid religious groups torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Solomon Islands: Media outlet raided while government fails to support UN recommendation to ratify the ICCPR Published at 26.10.2026 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment journalist detained office raid women Read more
Civic space violations multiply after military coup: ban on protests and “unauthorised” press conferences, abductions, attacks and killing of activist Published at 26.10.2026 Country Guinea Bissau Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship enforced disappearance excessive force harassment HRD killing intimidation journalist detained office raid prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Politicised government scrutiny engulfs activists, civil society organisations, and journalists in administrative, immigration, and criminal proceedings Published at 27.10.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted indigenous groups intimidation journalist detained labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance Read more
Financial cuts and political scrutiny target civil society; Restrictions on Palestine solidarity Published at 29.10.2026 Country Austria Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist CSO closure excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling non state actors office raid political interference positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification surveillance Read more
