Over a year on from the coup: civil society still under siege Published at 06.10.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained labour rights excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Undaunted by severe state suppression of peaceful assembly, Venezuelans protest Published at 09.06.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment protest disruption office raid censorship women intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
In Bangladesh: Protests undermined, opposition persecuted and HRDs harrassed Published at 13.06.2017 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained protest disruption religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest killing of journalist environmental rights Read more
Minister vows to crush dissent "with an iron fist" ahead of elections Published at 14.06.2017 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Police use excessive force to quell protest in Duraz - 5 killed, hundreds arrested Published at 16.06.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment women sexual assault harassment HRD detained HRD threatened killing of protestors negative court ruling protestor(s) detained excessive force protest disruption censorship bureaucratic restriction attack on HRD environmental rights Read more
Spirit of candlelight revolution continues as Moon Jae-in takes power Published at 26.06.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption negative court ruling labour rights environmental rights Read more
Critical voices arrested and protests prohibited in Niger Published at 23.06.2017 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained prevention of protest HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
UN report highlights major concerns over association and protest rights Published at 28.06.2017 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid refugees and migrants attack on journalist negative court ruling protest time,place restrictions positive court ruling protest disruption journalist detained Read more
Police fire tear gas at peaceful demonstrators, including persons with disabilities Published at 29.06.2017 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption indigenous groups environmental rights land rights excessive force protest extractive industries enabling law Read more
Rubber bullets, tear gas and arrests as police break up pride protest Published at 03.07.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption LGBTI CSO closure travel ban HRD detained excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists threatened despite new protection measures Published at 03.07.2017 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest Read more
Protesters mobilise against proposed constitutional revisions Published at 17.07.2017 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest protest disruption criminal defamation Read more
Rights violations intensify ahead of August elections Published at 06.07.2017 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest killing of protestors censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
CIVICUS Monitor speaks to Kenyan activist in aftermath of election Published at 14.08.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption killing of protestors violent protest political interference protest Read more
Excessive force, protest violence mar G20 demonstrations Published at 07.08.2017 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Student-led protests repressed with tear gas and water cannons Published at 01.08.2017 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption excessive force Read more
Blasphemy law scrapped as Denmark retains healthy press freedom ranking Published at 02.08.2017 Country Denmark Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest religious groups protest disruption enabling law surveillance protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society concerned over Court's decision on internet censorship Published at 03.08.2017 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling internet restriction protest disruption indigenous groups censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Congolese police disrupt and disperse civil society meeting on human rights Published at 07.08.2017 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption intimidation time,place restrictions negative court ruling Read more
Protests and arrests as the president mulls amending age limits in constitution Published at 15.09.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained attack on journalist prevention of protest surveillance Read more
Protests organised by activists banned ahead of 23rd August elections Published at 18.08.2017 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest time,place restrictions positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation non state actors Read more
