Kazakhstan: Pressure on media, LGBTQI+ “propaganda” law, and criminal cases against activists Published at 27.01.2026 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD censorship criminal defamation CSO closure environmental rights HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling non state actors office raid prevention of protest private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
Le gouvernement réprime les partis politiques ; la liberté de la presse menacée Published at 04.11.2025 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened journalist detained killing of journalist non state actors prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment violent protest youth Read more
Las agresiones a periodistas revelan un ambiente hostil durante el periodo electoral Published at 19.12.2025 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist enabling law excessive force extractive industries HRD threatened indigenous groups intimidation labour rights protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained violent protest Read more
Philippines: Protesters increasingly criminalised while activists continue to face baseless charges, harassment and red-tagging Published at 11.03.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship extractive industries HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation labour rights land rights positive court ruling protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Woman defender assaulted during unlawful raid amid migration crackdown; Anti-migrant protest followed by fatal shooting raises alarm Published at 27.07.2025 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship excessive force extractive industries intimidation minority groups office raid protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained surveillance violent protest Read more
Indonesia: Repression escalates with attack on human rights defender, criminalisation and threats against activists and Papua crackdown Published at 08.04.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD criminal defamation environmental rights excessive force HRD detained intimidation land rights non state actors positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law women youth Read more
Environmental defender killed in Madre de Dios; Peru tightens control over civil society under new APCI law Published at 09.08.2025 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist excessive force HRD acquitted HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation killing of journalist positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law youth Read more
Relentless crackdown on the IRA movement, Rising energy prices lead to protests, arrests and the cancellation of festivals Published at 04.05.2026 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests erupt across the USA over ICE operations and fatal shootings by federal agents Published at 29.04.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law surveillance women Read more
Le mouvement IRA continue d'être victime de répression ; la hausse des prix de l’énergie entraîne des manifestations, des arrestations et l’annulation de festivals Published at 19.05.2026 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Constitutional reform accompanied by escalating crackdown on critics, media and online expression Published at 23.07.2026 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist funding restriction HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refusal of registration religious groups torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
Systematic crackdown on civic space continues in the aftermath of post election protests Published at 30.04.2026 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship HRD prosecuted political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest transnational repression Read more
Authorities clamp down on Pro-Palestine and anti-Iran War protests Published at 10.07.2026 Country Israel Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation non state actors protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refugees and migrants sexual assault torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Pressure increases ahead of local elections; Journalists threatened, protesting farmers intimidated by security services Published at 20.04.2026 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist excessive force internet restriction intimidation political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification women youth Read more
Anti-war party excluded from parliamentary elections; New law stripping rights from exiled critics Published at 14.10.2026 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD censorship funding restriction HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained LGBTI positive CS development prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law transnational repression Read more
State budget confirms “shattering” cuts to social and health organisations; Assault of an antifascist protester sparks calls to ban face coverings at protests Published at 16.10.2026 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD environmental rights funding restriction HRD acquitted LGBTI non state actors positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification travel ban Read more
Killings, attacks and threats intensify against defenders; Journalists, media workers, and electoral observers targeted during the 2025 general elections Published at 20.10.2026 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force extractive industries HRD killing HRD prosecuted HRD threatened indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation land rights non state actors political interference positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest disruption public vilification women Read more
Niger promulgates new law criminalising consensual same-sex relations; journalist reported missing Published at 22.10.2026 Country Niger Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist CSO closure enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained protest restrictive law Read more
Civic space violations multiply after military coup: ban on protests and “unauthorised” press conferences, abductions, attacks and killing of activist Published at 26.10.2026 Country Guinea Bissau Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist censorship enforced disappearance excessive force harassment HRD killing intimidation journalist detained office raid prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Indonesia: Activists continue to be targeted, censorship around forest fires and disruption of activism in Papua Published at 28.10.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained youth Read more
Anti-normalisation protests persist, several trade unions undergo strikes and protests, Sahrawi activists isolated and attacked Published at 03.07.2026 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD criminal defamation harassment HRD prosecuted labour rights minority groups negative court ruling protest surveillance transnational repression youth Read more
Restrictive NGO Law adopted; activist sentenced to prison Published at 30.04.2026 Country Angola Tags: attack on HRD HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law surveillance women youth Read more
Law on False Information on the Internet adopted; use of criminal defamation to intimidate journalists Published at 31.10.2026 Country Angola Tags: attack on HRD criminal defamation excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained labour rights land rights prevention of protest protest disruption release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
