Reappointment of Attorney General signals difficult times for civil society and the press in Guatemala Published at 14.07.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on journalist attack on HRD protest religious groups journalist detained HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
USA: thousands demonstrate to demand gun control legislation Published at 18.07.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI youth minority groups intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors Read more
Students call for educational reforms; labour day protests Published at 19.07.2022 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment environmental rights labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Cuba: Repercussions of July 2021 mass protests still felt Published at 08.08.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted youth intimidation HRD detained protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment people with disabilities Read more
Indian authorities criminalise activists and bulldoze homes of protesters to silence dissent Published at 01.08.2022 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups harassment youth women attack on HRD journalist detained HRD detained Read more
Police fine women rights activists for IWD actions Published at 12.04.2022 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained people with disabilities Read more
El nombramiento de una nueva fiscal general presagia tiempos difíciles para la sociedad civil y la prensa en Guatemala Published at 29.07.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD non state actors Read more
Bangladesh authorities intensify persecution of rights group Odhikar, journalists, and critics Published at 10.08.2022 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law youth protest disruption CSO closure journalist detained Read more
Colombia: human rights defenders and local leaders impacted by violence in rural areas Published at 10.08.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups protestor(s) detained attack on journalist environmental rights youth intimidation labour rights HRD killing censorship access to info. law protest non state actors LGBTI internet restriction women indigenous groups journalist detained land rights Read more
Students detained and suspended over university protests; Women’s rights protests met with repressions Published at 03.01.2022 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Cuba: todavía se sienten las repercusiones de las manifestaciones multitudinarias de julio de 2021 Published at 16.08.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation HRD detained protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted people with disabilities Read more
President Aleksandar Vucic secures second term, amid growing pressure on civil society and journalists Published at 02.05.2022 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification prevention of protest political interference censorship surveillance environmental rights Read more
Implications of new tax on freedom of expression raises concern, public order Act under review Published at 06.09.2022 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship release of HRDs intimidation youth Read more
Student protests continue; death threat against local journalist Published at 04.04.2022 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest intimidation Read more
Colombia: personas defensoras y líderes locales afectados por la violencia en las zonas rurales Published at 18.08.2022 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: women non state actors HRD killing minority groups attack on journalist youth intimidation indigenous groups labour rights protest LGBTI censorship access to info. law internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Activists criminalised for royal defamation and targeted by spyware in Thailand Published at 22.08.2022 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened youth protest disruption women surveillance HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic freedoms restricted ahead of 24th August general elections Published at 23.08.2022 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD threatened attack on journalist labour rights youth protest protest disruption intimidation HRD detained excessive force violent protest criminal defamation prevention of protest HRD acquitted killing of protestors time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lankan President continues crackdown on activists and protesters, including use of anti-terror law Published at 25.08.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law youth protest disruption harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Nicaragua: closure of CSOs, community radio stations, and television cable channel Published at 23.08.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure office raid censorship religious groups journalist detained environmental rights restrictive law harassment women labour rights travel ban HRD prosecuted indigenous groups prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship youth protest protest disruption Read more
Amid protests, censorship and persecution of Uyghurs and activists in China, Xi Jinping seeks third term Published at 01.09.2022 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation censorship surveillance women minority groups negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Nicaragua: cierre de OSC, radios comunitarias y un canal de televisión por cable Published at 02.09.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban HRD prosecuted prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship women indigenous groups religious groups labour rights protest self censorship youth protest disruption office raid restrictive law CSO closure harassment journalist detained environmental rights Read more
