Convictions against dissent continue unabated Published at 17.12.2025 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation enforced disappearance harassment hrd HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling positive court ruling prevention of protest protest travel ban Read more
Thailand: Harassment and prosecution of activists and critics persist as elections loom Published at 15.01.2026 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refugees and migrants restrictive law transnational repression women youth Read more
Bangladesh: Despite reforms, concerns remain on the use of anti-terror laws, attacks on the media, cultural spaces and crackdown on protests Published at 20.01.2026 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation enforced disappearance excessive force HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained labour rights positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment violent protest youth Read more
L'espace civique en RCA sous pression à l'approche des élections de décembre 2025 ; Loi sur la protection des défenseurs des droits de l'homme adoptée Published at 31.10.2025 Country Central African Republic Tags: criminal defamation excessive force HRD detained journalist detained labour rights non state actors political interference prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
Mauritanie : Arrestations et condamnations de journalistes et de défenseurs des droits de l'homme Published at 31.10.2025 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation CSO closure excessive force HRD detained journalist detained positive CS development protest refugees and migrants Read more
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
Myanmar: Election law and other forms of repression used to target dissent against sham elections, five years on from coup Published at 06.02.2026 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained internet restriction intimidation journalist detained minority groups prevention of protest restrictive law transnational repression travel ban women Read more
Nauru: UN body calls on government to respect freedom of expression and establish a national human rights institution Published at 09.02.2026 Country Nauru Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation refugees and migrants Read more
Tonga: Journalists face defamation re-trial while youth lead vigil against digital violence Published at 25.02.2026 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest youth Read more
Vietnam: Persecution of activists and critics continued in the lead up to the sham National Assembly elections Published at 30.03.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained land rights negative court ruling public vilification religious groups restrictive law surveillance transnational repression women Read more
Samoa: Press freedom at risk with ban on newspaper and draft media guidelines Published at 31.03.2026 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction criminal defamation 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
Fiji: Concerns around referendum bill and the targeting of individuals for their expression Published at 09.04.2026 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction journalist detained labour rights restrictive law Read more
2026 polls characterised by systematic crackdown on opposition and civic space Published at 09.04.2026 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation CSO closure environmental rights funding restriction harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling positive CS development protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
Arrests of anti-corruption and anti-slavery activists Published at 02.02.2026 Country Mauritania Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained labour rights prevention of protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained 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
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
Bangladesh: Journalists, online critics and activists targeted as new government takes power Published at 28.05.2026 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction journalist detained protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law travel ban women Read more
Papua New Guinea: Activist detained for defamation, journalist assaulted and court lifts ban on Starlink Published at 01.06.2026 Country Papua New Guinea Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained positive court ruling torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Thailand: Activists convicted for protest speeches, journalists criminalised and opposition politicians face lifetime ban Published at 09.06.2026 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained land rights minority groups negative court ruling positive court ruling refugees and migrants restrictive law transnational repression women Read more
Over 100 detained in police raid on LGBTQI+ friendly venue; Imprisoned activists and journalists subjected to abuse, reprisals Published at 27.01.2026 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained intimidation labour rights LGBTI positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained religious groups surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
Nepal: Press freedom at risk under new government while still lack of accountability for protest violations Published at 10.07.2026 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation harassment journalist detained place restrictions positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
Zimbabwean activist killed in South Africa in suspected assassination Published at 19.03.2026 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD killing HRD prosecuted journalist detained transnational repression Read more
New risks confront civil society in Uzbekistan Published at 20.07.2026 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refusal of registration restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
