Czech Republic assumes EU Council Presidency, media freedom improves Published at 18.08.2022 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI people with disabilities positive CS development Read more
Expert body established for approving names of associations, LGBTQI+ hate attack Published at 06.10.2022 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment refusal of registration labour rights protest political interference restrictive law people with disabilities journalist detained Read more
Political deadlock sparks mass protests Published at 28.12.2022 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI women minority groups harassment excessive force protest people with disabilities Read more
Protests against rising cost of living, defamation case against journalist begins Published at 12.01.2023 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment labour rights protest prevention of protest people with disabilities protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests erupt after two recent cases of femicide Published at 01.02.2023 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest public vilification people with disabilities protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Poland remains the worst EU country for LGBTQIA+ people Published at 16.06.2023 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption intimidation negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification people with disabilities surveillance Read more
Press freedoms continue to decline Published at 23.03.2023 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants religious groups harassment protest people with disabilities surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Attacks on freedom of expression continue as journalists face threats, hate speech and vandalism Published at 15.02.2023 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest people with disabilities HRD prosecuted Read more
Local government in Bosnia looks to criminalise “fake news” with high fines for media and CSOs Published at 07.06.2023 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship protest people with disabilities Read more
Protests raise awareness of women’s rights, demand stronger protections against domestic violence Published at 01.04.2023 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions women religious groups labour rights protest restrictive law people with disabilities environmental rights Read more
Pro-Ukrainian concert cancelled due to pressure from pro-Russian protesters Published at 05.04.2023 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women attack on journalist protest censorship people with disabilities Read more
Security guard at leading Albanian TV station shot dead in mysterious attack Published at 19.04.2023 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women attack on journalist people with disabilities access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Pakistan: New government continues blocking the internet and persecuting journalists and activists Published at 25.03.2024 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD killing excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted people with disabilities 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
Controversy as new government takes over public broadcaster Published at 09.04.2024 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women refugees and migrants religious groups excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest violent protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained people with disabilities Read more
Raids in NGO offices over alleged illegal activities spark controversy Published at 31.03.2024 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women office raid minority groups intimidation labour rights protest public vilification political interference people with disabilities protestor(s) detained Read more
Kenya’s Repression Deepens: 65 more Killed in protests, Blogger Tortured & killed Published at 26.08.2025 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling indigenous groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest internet restriction political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted people with disabilities protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights youth sexual assault transnational repression Read more
Parliament votes to establish committee to investigate decades of attacks against journalists Published at 14.04.2025 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth intimidation positive CS development labour rights protest political interference people with disabilities Read more
Viasna Human Rights Centre volunteer released after completing sentence Published at 10.06.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained people with disabilities Read more
Government announces TikTok ban Published at 23.02.2025 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: youth refugees and migrants excessive force protest public vilification people with disabilities protestor(s) detained Read more
Government proscribes non-violent direct action group Palestine Action as “terrorist” Published at 09.08.2025 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship CSO closure environmental rights HRD detained intimidation office raid people with disabilities positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants restrictive law surveillance youth Read more
