Protests held in Cape Town over Israel's siege on Gaza Published at 30.12.2023 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights criminal defamation protest Read more
Papua New Guinea: Cybercrime law used to criminalise expression while concerns remain around proposed media law Published at 12.03.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment excessive force protest criminal defamation Read more
Mongolia: Editor arrested for her criticism of the courts and activists criminalised Published at 13.03.2024 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Thailand: Activists criminalised including in the Deep South while Move Forward party faces disbandment Published at 20.03.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women minority groups transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Guyana: press freedom under scrutiny amidst attacks on journalists Published at 15.01.2024 Country Guyana Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protest criminal defamation public vilification political interference Read more
South Korea: Press freedom under attack, doctors strike targeted as UN committee calls for reforms Published at 28.03.2024 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth harassment protest criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Malaysia: Restrictions on freedoms escalating despite international scrutiny at the Human Rights Council Published at 28.03.2024 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections Published at 12.04.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Prominent Bedoon Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour Published at 16.04.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Flood coverage restrictions, women’s rights rally ban, and legal cases against activists Published at 05.06.2024 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship LGBTI women refugees and migrants labour rights protest internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Indonesia: Civil society forum disrupted, protests stifled and repression in Papua continues despite UN review Published at 12.06.2024 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Thailand: Activists face increasing risk with death in custody, ongoing use of royal defamation law and transnational repression Published at 20.06.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women refugees and migrants transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Hong Kong: Assault on freedoms continue with new security law and crackdown around Tiananmen anniversary Published at 04.07.2024 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Malaysia: Activist investigated for sedition, protesters harassed and increasing online controls Published at 12.08.2024 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth place restrictions indigenous groups women harassment HRD detained refusal of registration criminal defamation protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Thailand: Opposition party dissolved while activists criminalised and attacked Published at 02.09.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Threats against critics persist Published at 31.05.2024 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Clashes in labour day march; Chile approves Escazú Implementation Plan Published at 18.07.2024 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development labour rights criminal defamation protest public vilification violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Reports of multiple grave violations of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly Published at 20.09.2024 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship positive court ruling release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
New reports highlight increasing restrictions for associations, journalists & activists Published at 30.08.2024 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction non state actors Read more
Pakistan: Authorities continue to silence dissent with crackdown on Baloch and other activists, protesters and journalists Published at 03.10.2024 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction women minority groups attack on journalist restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
One Indigenous and two Quilombola leaders killed within months Published at 10.01.2024 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship Read more
