Authorities tighten Media and Online Restrictions Published at 31.03.2026 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship restrictive law Read more
Afghanistan: Five years after Taliban takeover, the attack on civic freedoms persists Published at 26.08.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained intimidation journalist detained office raid protest surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Regulatory actions target media following restrictive law Published at 31.03.2026 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation CSO closure HRD prosecuted journalist detained Read more
New media restrictions further clamp down on civic space Published at 31.07.2026 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained office raid restrictive law Read more
Bhutan: Concerns over proposal to control foreign funding of CSOs, long term political prisoners and cancellation of media outlet licence Published at 09.09.2026 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction Read more
Pakistan: Activists targeted, Baloch human rights defenders convicted and repression of protest movement and reporting on Azad Jammu and Kashmir Published at 11.09.2026 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation enforced disappearance excessive force harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction journalist detained killing of protestors minority groups protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law women Read more
North Korea: Students executed for watching foreign videos as surveillance and restrictions intensify Published at 15.09.2026 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship harassment surveillance time,place restrictions youth Read more
Des étudiants sont arrêtés lors d’une manifestation et un journaliste non accrédité est interdit d’exercer Published at 10.11.2025 Country Comoros Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained youth Read more
South Korea: Activists and journalists restricted from travel to Gaza and Ukraine as amendments proposed that could restrict expression Published at 15.10.2026 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained restrictive law travel ban women Read more
Nepal: Still no justice for protesters one year on as journalists and critics continue to be targeted Published at 19.10.2026 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction harassment journalist detained office raid protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Maldives: Media continue to face restrictions, opposition activists detained, while still no justice for Rilwan Published at 20.10.2026 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Afghanistan: Activists, journalists and artists silenced as media outlets targeted and educational institutions closed Published at 23.10.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained journalist detained minority groups office raid religious groups torture/ill-treatment women Read more
