Protests for and against Catalan independence, far-right party bans journalists from HQ on election night Published at 24.09.2023 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest political interference censorship Read more
Pro-EU and Pro-Choice Protests Sweep Poland Published at 07.08.2023 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women attack on journalist protest political interference journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Ethiopian Police Crack Down on Opposition Leaders and Protesters Published at 29.09.2023 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest prevention of protest political interference journalist detained Read more
India: Raids on journalists and activists escalate while those reporting on Manipur and Kashmir are silenced Published at 30.10.2023 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained enforced disappearance internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
On World Press Freedom Day, journalists call for accountability and better protections Published at 31.05.2023 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights protest political interference access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Dispute continues over gender identity laws, Orthodox Church stages protests Published at 05.07.2023 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women religious groups negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification political interference Read more
SLAPP lawsuits contribute to growing trend of pressure on critical voices Published at 23.03.2023 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation protest political interference HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
New clashes against police and environmental activists in Šodroš Published at 27.05.2023 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest public vilification political interference private sector protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Activists summoned for questioning after protest against planned salary increase for government officials Published at 14.06.2023 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist labour rights criminal defamation protest political interference protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Civic freedoms curtailed in the electoral context, while protesters demanded electoral process integrity Published at 29.09.2023 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Venezuela continues to crack down on civic space freedoms Published at 20.10.2023 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship funding restriction CSO closure intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Universities become flashpoints for Israel-Palestine conflict protests Published at 15.12.2023 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption attack on HRD CSO closure minority groups intimidation religious groups attack on journalist labour rights protest public vilification political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors Read more
Solomon Islands: Ongoing concerns about press freedom and media independence Published at 09.01.2024 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference Read more
Mali: Activism and free speech under siege as military authorities penalise critics Published at 30.01.2024 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist political interference censorship journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Mali: les autorités pénalisent les critiques à l’heure où le militantisme et la libertés d’expression sont acculés Published at 05.02.2024 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist political interference censorship journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Kiribati: UN expert seeks answers on judicial crisis while death of fisheries observer remains unresolved Published at 23.02.2024 Country Kiribati Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference environmental rights Read more
At least three killed in protests, other civic space violations as President Macky Sall delays presidential elections Published at 26.02.2024 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society celebrates law set to strengthen public broadcaster’s independence Published at 30.11.2023 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law protestor(s) detained positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women religious groups positive CS development excessive force protest public vilification violent protest political interference Read more
Despite challenges, progress in Austria as CSOs work closer together Published at 21.12.2023 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction LGBTI protest disruption positive CS development protest public vilification prevention of protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law enabling law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Guyana: press freedom under scrutiny amidst attacks on journalists Published at 15.01.2024 Country Guyana Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protest criminal defamation public vilification political interference Read more
Despite international scrutiny at the IACHR and UN, crackdown on CSOs persists Published at 05.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
