Japan: Local governments restrict journalists while union members sacked following strike Published at 16.04.2024 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI labour rights protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Israel's bombardment of Palestine erodes civic freedoms for Palestinians Published at 05.03.2024 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid attack on HRD minority groups intimidation attack on journalist enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
No respite for journalists as restrictions and attacks continue Published at 15.04.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation release of HRDs killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment political interference bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Timor-Leste: Press freedom rankings drop, protesters detained, while martial arts ban extended Published at 04.06.2024 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Tajikistan: On the road to total control? Published at 12.06.2024 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Mali: Military authorities suspend activities of political parties and associations; several CSOs dissolved Published at 03.07.2024 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Philippines: Harassment and targeting of activists, NGOs continue despite formation of new human rights ‘super body’ Published at 15.07.2024 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction protest disruption indigenous groups youth harassment excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Fiji: Arbitrary restrictions around solidarity marches for Palestine and use of flag Published at 17.07.2024 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment labour rights protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
India: Activists and journalists continued to be targeted around elections despite UN Human Rights Committee scrutiny Published at 22.08.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Papua New Guinea: Media restrictions and cybercrime law undermine freedom of expression Published at 28.08.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Singapore: New Prime Minister continues policy of silencing dissent by criminalising protesters and harassing critics Published at 29.08.2024 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Threats against critics persist Published at 31.05.2024 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Samoa: Stringent media rules imposed ahead of Commonwealth meeting raises press freedom concerns Published at 20.09.2024 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction Read more
New reports highlight increasing restrictions for associations, journalists & activists Published at 30.08.2024 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction non state actors Read more
Media and other independent actors face new restrictions Published at 30.06.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction religious groups release of HRDs bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Opposition activists protesting PM Pashinyan repeatedly detained Published at 31.01.2024 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Increasing restrictions on civic freedoms: excessive force, racial profiling and restrictive laws target pro-Palestine protesters Published at 18.07.2024 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained excessive force bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance positive court ruling LGBTI women refugees and migrants release of HRDs positive CS development labour rights protest extractive industries restrictive law HRD acquitted people with disabilities protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Pakistan: Authorities continue to silence dissent with crackdown on Baloch and other activists, protesters and journalists Published at 03.10.2024 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction women minority groups attack on journalist restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Allegations of surveillance raise press freedom concerns in Uruguay Published at 18.04.2024 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation protest bureaucratic restriction surveillance non state actors Read more
A growing climate of fear and self-censorship – new assaults on independent media, civil society and online activism Published at 16.10.2024 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs negative court ruling prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted time,place restrictions Read more
Investigative media and transparency watchdog targeted by Sovereignty Protection Office Published at 14.08.2024 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest public vilification political interference bureaucratic restriction access to info. law HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
