Artists and social media users impacted by Spain's legal restrictions on free expression Published at 06.03.2018 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling censorship negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Worrying new law could threaten social media users' free expression Published at 09.02.2018 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained restrictive law internet restriction Read more
New law censuring certain online content could restrict free expression Published at 09.02.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups protest attack on HRD attack on journalist internet restriction excessive force censorship criminal defamation restrictive law environmental rights land rights Read more
Attempts to circumvent state censorship and surveillance to access news from South Korea Published at 12.02.2018 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance internet restriction Read more
Tashi Wangchuk and other activists imprisoned as President Xi tightens grip on power Published at 19.03.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD LGBTI refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society worries over chilling effect of Holocaust Law on free speech Published at 21.02.2018 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship political interference restrictive law Read more
State suspends two newspapers claiming the existence of political prisoners in the country Published at 16.02.2018 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference censorship attack on journalist negative court ruling protest Read more
Killing of student prompts united civil society response to closing space Published at 20.03.2018 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained excessive force public vilification Read more
Morocco shuns international recommendations on civic space Published at 20.02.2018 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Black feminist activist and politician assassinated in Rio de Janeiro Published at 06.04.2018 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing labour rights women excessive force censorship protest Read more
Report documents a deteriorating environment for Moldovan civil society Published at 12.03.2018 Country Moldova Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation censorship political interference travel ban protest restrictive law Read more
40 radio stations suspend broadcasting for 24 hours to protest press freedom violations Published at 12.03.2018 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Special Rapporteur highlights increasing restrictions on access to information Published at 20.03.2018 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women surveillance torture/ill-treatment travel ban Read more
Austrian government moves to undermine independent media Published at 20.03.2018 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference intimidation harassment censorship attack on journalist public vilification Read more
Increased restrictions as Egyptians go to the polls: A growing gulf between rhetoric and reality Published at 27.03.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained funding restriction women CSO closure restrictive law public vilification Read more
Civil society reports staggering number of attacks against activists in 2017, with 53 HRDs killed Published at 29.03.2018 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist women political interference restrictive law intimidation harassment censorship Read more
Crackdown escalates on peaceful assembly in West Papua Published at 02.10.2018 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protest excessive force criminal defamation youth censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Positive developments improve funding outlook for Estonian CSOs Published at 09.04.2018 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship intimidation positive CS development Read more
Kazakhstan: State vilifies opposition movement and its alleged supporters as “extremists” Published at 03.04.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: women labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Authorities vilify NGOs as 'undesirable' ahead of March presidential election Published at 08.05.2018 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained protest public vilification Read more
Civil society calls for an immediate investigation into activist's death in prison Published at 08.05.2018 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained killing of journalist Read more
