Protest and expression rights infringed upon as tensions over Catalonia remain high Published at 30.10.2017 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest Read more
Two journalists face ongoing judicial harassment in Niger Published at 22.08.2017 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment journalist detained Read more
UN interviews find widespread use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests Published at 23.08.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship intimidation harassment excessive force protest sexual assault killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Pressure on critical voices mounts ahead of October presidential election Published at 24.08.2017 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment restrictive law surveillance negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship prevention of protest political interference protestor(s) detained Read more
European court rules association can be registered in Bulgaria Published at 25.08.2017 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference minority groups protest positive CS development censorship harassment Read more
Local elections marred by irregularities and marginalisation of opposition Published at 14.06.2017 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained intimidation political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
Touche pas à ma Constitution campaign a success: plans to revise constitution suspended Published at 28.08.2017 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest Read more
Criminalisation of citizen journalism continues: Sol García Basulto under house arrest Published at 29.08.2017 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women prevention of protest journalist detained religious groups harassment HRD detained Read more
Prior police permission needed for joggers on Sierra Leone's streets Published at 30.08.2017 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment excessive force protest killing of protestors political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society concerned over proposed Informatics Crimes Law Published at 14.09.2017 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law protest harassment intimidation Read more
NGO bill under consideration poses "grave danger to democracy" Published at 14.09.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest protestor(s) detained indigenous groups office raid religious groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment land rights Read more
UN rapporteur sounds alarm over worsening environment for civil society Published at 01.09.2017 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment surveillance negative court ruling intimidation Read more
Twenty Italian journalists under state protection due to threats Published at 05.09.2017 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest extractive industries environmental rights intimidation Read more
Civil society mounts backlash against rampant attacks on journalists Published at 22.11.2017 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification attack on journalist violent protest labour rights non state actors self censorship funding restriction LGBTI women protest intimidation harassment Read more
Closure of Cambodia Daily signals an escalating crackdown on dissent Published at 06.09.2017 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure release of HRDs harassment protest disruption travel ban protest political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD threatened land rights Read more
Imprisoned women HRD Atena Daemi faces new charges Published at 07.09.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment journalist detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Future of democracy hangs in the balance as Kenya prepares for election rerun Published at 02.10.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification killing of protestors political interference positive court ruling journalist detained Read more
Libyan writers face backlash of harassment and death threats Published at 22.09.2017 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD threatened religious groups non state actors Read more
Environment for civil society in Egypt: “among the darker and more dangerous” Published at 02.10.2017 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment women restrictive law Read more
Anti-Gnassingbe protests continue: several deaths, arrests and harassement Published at 24.10.2017 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained violent protest excessive force protest disruption protestor(s) detained harassment prevention of protest time,place restrictions Read more
Deadly repression of protests amid partial internet shutdown in Anglophone Cameroon Published at 10.10.2017 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption self censorship harassment HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
