HRD Naji Fateel and others released in mass pardon for Eid Al-Fitr Published at 30.04.2024 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs Read more
Violations on expression and peaceful assembly remain a concern against the backdrop of protests Published at 31.05.2024 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women religious groups intimidation harassment release of HRDs negative court ruling censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Dual personality cult, arbitrary travel bans and zero-tolerance approach to public criticism Published at 13.06.2024 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs travel ban internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship Read more
Reports of multiple grave violations of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly Published at 20.09.2024 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship positive court ruling release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
reports highlight role of global technology intermediaries in systematic violation of Palestinians' rights online Published at 31.07.2024 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained internet restriction killing of journalist censorship Read more
Reports highlight continuing hostile conditions for critics, HRDs & journalists Published at 31.07.2024 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs intimidation sexual assault enabling law journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
New report: Tanzania improves in press freedom ranking, but violations continue Published at 30.06.2024 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs positive CS development HRD detained censorship journalist detained Read more
authorities clamp down on freedoms ahead of local and general elections Published at 31.08.2024 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained political interference release of HRDs 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
Authorities clamp down on expression Published at 30.06.2024 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained release of HRDs intimidation 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
Uzbekistan: Pressure on bloggers and journalists continues, including on Karakalpak activists Published at 15.10.2024 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment censorship access to info. law minority groups release of HRDs negative court ruling labour rights internet restriction journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted self censorship transnational repression 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
135 political prisoners expelled from Nicaragua; closure of 1,500 CSOs within one month Published at 23.10.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups office raid CSO closure minority groups intimidation release of HRDs religious groups attack on journalist travel ban public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
Journalist, activists briefly detained, questioned Published at 30.09.2024 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained release of HRDs intimidation Read more
Nationwide blockages amid failed coup attempt and economic crisis; ADEPCOCA members face trial Published at 09.08.2024 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest public vilification extractive industries access to info. law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Journalists face increasing pressure and attacks Published at 31.05.2024 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist journalist detained HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Arbitrary arrests; no respite for journalists and political activists Published at 30.08.2024 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD threatened Read more
South Sudan parliament passes controversial National Security Bill Published at 29.10.2024 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained restrictive law release of HRDs Read more
Police violently disrupt anti-corruption protests Published at 30.08.2024 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Environmental Defenders under pressure for opposing controversial oil project Published at 28.06.2024 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained non state actors protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
