Further attempts to curtail freedom of expression during COVID-19 Published at 05.06.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions censorship positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women journalist detained surveillance excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
NGOs call on authorities to end persecution of activists Published at 03.12.2020 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest killing of protestors restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted funding restriction censorship HRD detained excessive force protest journalist detained Read more
At least 16 killed, hundreds arrested in protests to demand a return to civilian rule Published at 10.06.2021 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors censorship protest disruption release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Crackdown on feminist rallies and harassment of former political prisoners in Nicaragua Published at 08.04.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment surveillance HRD threatened protest disruption Read more
Charges against HRD Madi Jobarteh dropped, Gambia closer to an access to information law Published at 17.08.2020 Country Gambia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest time,place restrictions HRD acquitted positive CS development access to info. law HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Protests against impunity war crimes in eastern DRC, journalists and HRD subjected to threats Published at 30.10.2020 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation excessive force journalist detained criminal defamation protest protestor(s) detained prevention of protest HRD threatened Read more
Thousands attend demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the popular movement Published at 07.12.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation torture/ill-treatment HRD detained prevention of protest HRD killing killing of protestors protest disruption excessive force time,place restrictions censorship non state actors release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Police prevent, disperse pro-Condé protest Published at 01.02.2022 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained prevention of protest protest disruption violent protest excessive force Read more
Civil society platform's accreditation to observe the 22nd February presidential elections withdrawn Published at 16.03.2020 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption prevention of protest political interference time,place restrictions excessive force Read more
Judicial harassment of FNDC activists; 6 people killed in protest against COVID-19 police roadblocks Published at 12.08.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force non state actors Read more
Disinformation and fake news on the rise during COVID-19 Published at 07.08.2020 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI refugees and migrants protest prevention of protest minority groups harassment attack on journalist labour rights Read more
Journalist assaulted, detained Published at 01.03.2020 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on journalist prevention of protest journalist detained Read more
Locaux des Échos vandalisés suite à un article sur la COVID-19 Published at 26.08.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Harcèlement judiciaire du FNDC ; six morts lors de manifestations contre les barrages de police Published at 17.08.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption intimidation HRD prosecuted harassment HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained non state actors Read more
Catalan independence leaders targeted by spyware; calls to revise ‘Gag Law’ on five-year anniversary Published at 18.08.2020 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest censorship positive court ruling prevention of protest harassment attack on journalist surveillance non state actors Read more
Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention Published at 18.08.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women positive court ruling harassment protest excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Calls for political accountability after Beirut explosion: protesters, journalists face violence Published at 20.08.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Las autoridades cubanas impiden las marchas prodemocracia Published at 28.12.2021 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment attack on journalist prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Líderes independentistas catalanes bajo vigilancia y llamamientos para revisar la ley de mordaza Published at 21.08.2020 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment attack on journalist protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship surveillance non state actors Read more
Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide Published at 25.08.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption intimidation positive court ruling surveillance restrictive law harassment protest HRD killing women political interference excessive force killing of journalist labour rights prevention of protest internet restriction LGBTI minority groups protestor(s) detained non state actors attack on journalist criminal defamation extractive industries indigenous groups public vilification Read more
Protests against increase in electricity prices: several activists arrested Published at 12.03.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest criminal defamation protest disruption release of HRDs protestor(s) detained time,place restrictions land rights Read more
