Authorities continue harassment of activist Abdullah Al-Maliki Published at 25.04.2023 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment torture/ill-treatment Read more
Cambodia: Ongoing assault on civic space including physical attacks, criminalisation of the opposition, as election draws near Published at 26.04.2023 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Attacks against journalists continue unabated Published at 23.05.2023 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Pakistan: Authorities bring terrorism charges against protesters, arrest the opposition and target the media Published at 24.05.2023 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation harassment excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Afghanistan: Activists, academics and journalists continue to be targeted as UN talks sideline women’s voices Published at 25.05.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
India: Government continues crackdown on civil society and harassment of journalists as it hosts the G20 Published at 31.05.2023 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women protest disruption minority groups intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force internet restriction killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Nepal: Authorities continue to target journalists, stifle protests and seek to increase surveillance powers Published at 05.06.2023 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force violent protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Bangladesh: Crackdown on the opposition and critical journalists escalates as elections loom Published at 14.06.2023 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Vietnam: Human Rights Council membership and dialogues fail to stem repression against activists Published at 23.06.2023 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption minority groups release of HRDs harassment travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Media and independent activists have been the most affected by repression from the authorities Published at 03.07.2023 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
LOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN Y LOS MILITANTES INDEPENDIENTES LOS MÁS PERJUDICADOS POR LA REPRESIÓN DE LAS AUTORIDADES Published at 25.07.2023 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
No real space for opposition activities in ‘’new Kazakhstan’’ Published at 25.07.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Afghanistan: Nearly two years on from the Taliban takeover, persecution of civil society, journalists and critics continues Published at 27.07.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD CSO closure office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained attack on journalist excessive force torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Bhutan: Human rights groups call for release of political prisoners while press freedom rankings show drastic decline Published at 28.07.2023 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship torture/ill-treatment minority groups bureaucratic restriction Read more
South Korea: Trade unionists face harassment and attacks while journalists charged for reporting on Ukraine Published at 02.08.2023 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation harassment positive CS development labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment Read more
China: Human rights defenders and journalists jailed and censorship persists as President Xi starts third term in office Published at 08.08.2023 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Targeting of Journalists and media outlets intensifies as conflict escalates Published at 31.05.2023 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD killing negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Maldives: Ahead of the presidential elections, journalists face harassment while crackdown on protests persists Published at 18.08.2023 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants attack on journalist excessive force torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Bangladesh: Government ramps up persecution, smear campaign against activists while attacks on the opposition persist Published at 08.09.2023 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation labour rights enforced disappearance public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained Read more
North Korea: Citizens arrested and executed for watching foreign films as authorities wiretap communication and block defections Published at 12.09.2023 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Myanmar: Despite arrests, torture and failure of ASEAN, activists continue to mobilise against the junta Published at 19.09.2023 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women youth harassment surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation labour rights enforced disappearance protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
