South Korea: Concerns about censorship, restrictive national security law and indictment of protesters Published at 18.08.2026 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship LGBTI protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
Protests face unlawful restrictions amid rising social and environmental mobilisations; Journalists face attacks despite strong regional press freedom ranking Published at 03.08.2026 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force extractive industries intimidation labour rights LGBTI positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption violent protest Read more
Protests met with excessive force; New Penal Code reform retains restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 19.08.2026 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist enabling law environmental rights excessive force extractive industries intimidation labour rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Government sends mixed signals on leaked “foreign agents” law draft; controversial appointments spark massive protests Published at 23.04.2026 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law funding restriction labour rights political interference protest protestor(s) detained public vilification women Read more
“Hands off free speech!”: proposal to reform public broadcaster’s governance sparks protests Published at 24.04.2026 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law political interference positive court ruling protest public vilification travel ban Read more
EU defence loan scheme sparks protests, media reform bill moves forward after consultations Published at 01.05.2026 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law censorship LGBTI negative court ruling positive court ruling protest public vilification women Read more
Supreme Court to decide whether criminalising the posting of “an offensive message” is too vague Published at 01.06.2026 Country Mauritius Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest Read more
Harsher penalties proposed for unlawful gatherings Published at 21.08.2026 Country Mauritius Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction labour rights LGBTI place restrictions protest protest disruption Read more
Sri Lanka: Rapper, writer and journalists targeted amid proposal of a restrictive NGO law and ongoing impunity for past crimes Published at 24.08.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship enforced disappearance environmental rights harassment intimidation protest protest disruption restrictive law surveillance women Read more
Authorities continue to impose tight restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 15.05.2026 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship harassment HRD prosecuted political interference protest public vilification torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Constitutional reforms entrench civic space violations Published at 14.05.2026 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained political interference protest protestor(s) detained youth Read more
Protests face restrictions Published at 16.07.2026 Country Lesotho Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted labour rights prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs 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
Press freedom protections strengthen amid threats and attacks on journalists; Workers and environmental groups mobilise Published at 21.08.2026 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist environmental rights harassment labour rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest Read more
Online intimidation emerges as growing threat to journalists in Uruguay; Bill seeks transparent rules for allocation of official advertising Published at 31.08.2026 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law enabling law environmental rights intimidation land rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest Read more
Hopes for a thaw recede amid renewed persecution of critical voices Published at 01.09.2026 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment travel ban Read more
Timor-Leste: Government halts criminalising defamation after backlash from civil society but concerns flagged on proposed cybersecurity legislation Published at 02.09.2026 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
Grenada adopts roadmap for implementing the Escazú Agreement; Environmental organisation wins challenge over access to information Published at 02.09.2026 Country Grenada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law enabling law environmental rights labour rights negative court ruling positive court ruling positive CS development protest religious groups women youth Read more
Vanuatu: Teachers continue to mobilise for their rights as government targets LGBTQI+ community Published at 07.09.2026 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights LGBTI protest public vilification Read more
UPR review identifies gaps affecting civic freedoms; Deputy Prime Minister charged over alleged assault on journalist Published at 08.09.2026 Country Saint Lucia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist enabling law intimidation labour rights negative court ruling positive court ruling positive CS development protest women Read more
Criminal prosecution over election-related post raises freedom of expression concerns; Workers take industrial action over union recognition and working conditions Published at 09.09.2026 Country Barbados Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation labour rights positive CS development protest Read more
