New laws against "eco-vandals" and defamation target activists and journalists Published at 31.01.2024 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist labour rights criminal defamation public vilification internet restriction political interference censorship access to info. law HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Civic freedoms under threat amid disputed presidential elections Published at 09.11.2024 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: youth journalist detained intimidation transnational repression travel ban HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Turkmenistan: Economic hardship, repression, and targeting of critics at home and abroad Published at 19.11.2024 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression travel ban internet restriction censorship Read more
Violence targets journalists and human rights defenders without end Published at 22.11.2024 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing protest public vilification internet restriction killing of journalist enabling law HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Protests erupt following railway station collapse Published at 07.11.2024 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction political interference protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Malaysia: Government stifles expression, increases online controls and facilitates transnational repression Published at 15.01.2025 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Internet shut down; arrest of anti-slavery activist Published at 31.10.2023 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption transnational repression enforced disappearance internet restriction violent protest Read more
Singapore: Government continues its crackdown on anti-death penalty activism and other forms of expression Published at 05.02.2025 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women youth intimidation harassment protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Post-election protests turn deadly, access to mobile internet disrupted for 22 days Published at 08.11.2024 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Tajikistan's Crackdown on Dissent: Erosion of Rights and Civic Space Published at 17.02.2025 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups transnational repression HRD detained refusal of registration internet restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Pakistan: Government criminalises activists, increases online controls and cracks down on protests by the opposition and ethnic groups Published at 26.02.2025 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship women minority groups internet restriction restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted place restrictions Read more
Escalating violent conflict in eastern DRC: journalists and HRDs targeted; censorship and internet cuts Published at 07.03.2025 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship attack on HRD sexual assault intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing protest enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship non state actors Read more
Escalade du conflit dans l'est de la RDC : censure, coupures d'Internet et attaques contre les journalistes et les DDH Published at 10.03.2025 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship attack on HRD sexual assault intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing protest enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship non state actors Read more
Mass protests over power outages; New law deepens government control over speech Published at 21.11.2024 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD sexual assault intimidation transnational repression HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Media workers continue to be a target Published at 31.12.2024 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing internet restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Silencing Dissent: Arrests, Censorship and Deadly Protests Published at 13.05.2025 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs intimidation protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained Read more
India: Critical commentary on the conflict with Pakistan censored, journalists targeted while communities face military operations Published at 19.06.2025 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women minority groups intimidation harassment labour rights protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Forced loyalty, fear, and censorship: Turkmenistan’s relentless assault on civic freedoms Published at 23.06.2025 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation transnational repression travel ban HRD detained labour rights internet restriction prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Papua New Guinea: Facebook briefly blocked, journalists sacked while concerns increase about lawsuits to silence expression Published at 09.07.2025 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling internet restriction prevention of protest political interference restrictive law Read more
Clampdown on civic freedoms escalates amid Israel's ongoing genocide Published at 04.08.2025 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship women release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling protest internet restriction journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted youth place restrictions Read more
Authorities restrict internet access after Israel's airstrikes, CSOs report on execution spree Published at 07.08.2025 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation HRD killing labour rights internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship Read more
