April 2019 legislative elections marred by civic space violations Published at 28.11.2019 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Sociopolitical crisis triggers attacks against HRDs Published at 23.04.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors Read more
The EU adopts important benchmarks, as repression continues in Turkmenistan Published at 29.04.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction religious groups intimidation harassment travel ban censorship Read more
30th April 2019: another peak in repression Published at 14.05.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups harassment protestor(s) detained attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction violent protest censorship HRD threatened Read more
Access to social media blocked on day of anti-government protest Published at 13.06.2019 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors Read more
Bangladesh authorities suppressing critics and restricting freedoms in refugee camps Published at 18.09.2019 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained indigenous groups refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sudan death toll raises to 100 as security forces launched violent crackdown on peaceful protesters Published at 06.06.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship protest disruption harassment excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors journalist detained Read more
Misuse of ICCPR Act and judicial system to stifle freedom of expression in Sri Lanka Published at 05.07.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups censorship journalist detained criminal defamation Read more
Protests in Sudan continue amid crackdown and internet blackout Published at 03.07.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors censorship excessive force journalist detained prevention of protest sexual assault protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption protest office raid women internet restriction harassment Read more
New president, new era for civic space? Published at 10.09.2019 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women attack on HRD attack on journalist internet restriction excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Kazakhstan: Change of power and marred elections, protests and crackdowns Published at 19.08.2019 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption surveillance intimidation protest prevention of protest harassment labour rights HRD detained refusal of registration time,place restrictions LGBTI journalist detained non state actors censorship attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force women positive court ruling criminal defamation youth Read more
Authoritarian constitutional amendments tighten Egypt’s iron grip on civic space Published at 09.05.2019 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance censorship internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law LGBTI harassment protestor(s) detained Read more
Maduro government continues to strangle opposition with repression and intimidation Published at 03.06.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance excessive force protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship journalist detained Read more
Civil society concerned about risks to fundamental freedoms in Kashmir as special status revoked Published at 13.08.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest minority groups time,place restrictions censorship excessive force Read more
Arrests, office raids and internet restrictions as Lebanon continue crackdown on media freedom Published at 13.08.2019 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women religious groups harassment negative court ruling excessive force protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship non state actors Read more
Jordan: amended laws for labour and cybercrime restrict civic space Published at 30.04.2019 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship internet restriction labour rights restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Sustained attack on civic freedoms in Myanmar with ongoing prosecutions and internet blackout Published at 16.08.2019 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained land rights HRD detained excessive force restrictive law criminal defamation protest HRD prosecuted censorship journalist detained internet restriction extractive industries Read more
Turkmenistan attacks the credibility of independent news sources and locks up critics Published at 27.08.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction religious groups intimidation surveillance labour rights public vilification Read more
Ethnic Clashes and Internet blackouts Continue Amid Abiy Government Reform Process Published at 28.08.2019 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions censorship LGBTI youth internet restriction Read more
Several media outlets and journalist's accreditation suspended Published at 29.08.2019 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction intimidation harassment censorship Read more
Tajikistan: International bodies alarmed at pressure on media and civil society Published at 30.08.2019 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance internet restriction restrictive law harassment positive CS development censorship Read more
