Land defenders brutally killed after exposing illegal logging Published at 01.11.2025 Country Honduras Tags: attack on HRD environmental rights HRD killing HRD threatened indigenous groups intimidation killing of journalist Read more
Cambodia: Authorities criminalise commentary and reporting on border conflict and prosecute and jail critics Published at 01.12.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD threatened journalist detained labour rights land rights negative court ruling restrictive law Read more
Bangladesh: Despite reforms, concerns remain on the use of anti-terror laws, attacks on the media, cultural spaces and crackdown on protests Published at 20.01.2026 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation enforced disappearance excessive force HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained labour rights positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment violent protest youth Read more
Le gouvernement réprime les partis politiques ; la liberté de la presse menacée Published at 04.11.2025 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened journalist detained killing of journalist non state actors prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment violent protest youth Read more
Las agresiones a periodistas revelan un ambiente hostil durante el periodo electoral Published at 19.12.2025 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist enabling law excessive force extractive industries HRD threatened indigenous groups intimidation labour rights protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained violent protest Read more
Sri Lanka: Concerns around crackdown on the media, harassment and criminalisation of activists, and new anti-terrorism bill Published at 27.03.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened journalist detained positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law women youth Read more
Environmental defender killed in Madre de Dios; Peru tightens control over civil society under new APCI law Published at 09.08.2025 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist excessive force HRD acquitted HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation killing of journalist positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law youth Read more
Protests erupt across the USA over ICE operations and fatal shootings by federal agents Published at 29.04.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law surveillance women Read more
2 years after brutal protests & 1 year ahead of elections: online expression, media freedom, protesters, CSOs & opposition groups bear the brunt Published at 01.07.2026 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors negative court ruling non state actors place restrictions political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs religious groups restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban violent protest youth Read more
New risks confront civil society in Uzbekistan Published at 20.07.2026 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refusal of registration restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Journalists, aid workers continue to face grave risk Published at 16.04.2026 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship CSO closure enforced disappearance harassment HRD killing HRD threatened internet restriction journalist detained protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained sexual assault women Read more
Hopes for a thaw recede amid renewed persecution of critical voices Published at 01.09.2026 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment travel ban Read more
Union leader reports threat after announcing possible protest; Opposition leader threatens defamation action against radio station Published at 11.09.2026 Country St Vincent and the Grenadines Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened intimidation labour rights LGBTI political interference positive CS development protest Read more
Houthi authorities continue 2-year campaign targeting UN and civil society staff Published at 01.10.2026 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained HRD threatened journalist detained killing of journalist Read more
Millions take part in general strike against proposed labour reforms; Neo-Nazi “target list” threatening activists and CSOs Published at 13.10.2026 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist censorship environmental rights excessive force extractive industries HRD threatened intimidation labour rights LGBTI minority groups non state actors office raid private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law Read more
Killings, attacks and threats intensify against defenders; Journalists, media workers, and electoral observers targeted during the 2025 general elections Published at 20.10.2026 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force extractive industries HRD killing HRD prosecuted HRD threatened indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation land rights non state actors political interference positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest disruption public vilification women Read more
Sri Lanka: Reports highlight activists facing surveillance and harassment, new restrictive bills proposed and gatherings in the North disrupted Published at 23.10.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Criminal defamation cases raise concerns over freedom of expression; Saamaka communities mobilise against gold mining amid concerns over collective land rights Published at 27.10.2026 Country Suriname Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law criminal defamation enabling law environmental rights extractive industries HRD threatened indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development restrictive law Read more
Human rights defenders and citizens face threats; activist and lawyer detained Published at 02.10.2026 Country Republic of the Congo Tags: enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD threatened intimidation Read more
Authorities pursue repressive policies as HRDs & journalists face imprisonment, citizenship revocation Published at 31.10.2026 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation religious groups Read more
More HRDs and whistle blowers killed, anti-migrant protests continue Published at 31.07.2026 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD killing HRD threatened protest public vilification violent protest Read more
Anti-migrant rhetoric persists, journalists threatened Published at 31.10.2026 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened intimidation protest refugees and migrants violent protest Read more
