Police watchdog raises concerns over abusive policing practices at Black Lives Matter protests Published at 13.07.2020 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained people with disabilities non state actors Read more
Militarised police continue to use excessive force against protesters Published at 13.07.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protest disruption protestor(s) detained minority groups surveillance positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest non state actors Read more
Journalists under assault in Brazil with judicial harassment, smear campaigns and vilification Published at 28.03.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption political interference women intimidation harassment journalist detained attack on journalist excessive force protestor(s) detained land rights protest public vilification killing of journalist positive court ruling Read more
Tension between right to protest and COVID-19 measures rises Published at 14.07.2020 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Ahead of Sri Lanka elections, lawyers, journalists and activists arrested, threatened and harassed Published at 17.07.2020 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest disruption protest torture/ill-treatment women harassment surveillance journalist detained HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests against police brutality and harassment of Black and First Nations people across Canada Published at 20.07.2020 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Three reporters killed in Mexico, showing increasingly more dangerous environment for journalists Published at 03.12.2020 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption youth women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force enabling law sexual assault killing of journalist violent protest protest refugees and migrants journalist detained labour rights protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Group protests against ‘false pandemic’ and 5G, while other protests are called off Published at 16.07.2020 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive CS development protestor(s) detained minority groups Read more
Court finds German mass surveillance law disregards press freedom, large turnout at BLM protests Published at 09.07.2020 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Duda narrowly wins election; Public TV serve as a mouthpiece, independent media come under attack Published at 20.07.2020 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained positive court ruling LGBTI women intimidation Read more
At least 11 people killed in anti-government protests following legislative elections Published at 23.07.2020 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Repression of Liberal Publishing House, journalists and online critics escalates in Vietnam Published at 30.07.2020 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained women attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Protesters arrested, temporary internet restrictions imposed Published at 02.12.2020 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Ongoing use of repressive laws, Thai activist abducted, increased surveillance in the South Published at 22.07.2020 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted positive court ruling youth protest disruption surveillance labour rights criminal defamation Read more
COVID-19, a pretext to further suppress freedom of expression and association Published at 22.06.2020 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened harassment protest internet restriction restrictive law Read more
Protests against impunity war crimes in eastern DRC, journalists and HRD subjected to threats Published at 30.10.2020 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation excessive force journalist detained criminal defamation protest protestor(s) detained prevention of protest HRD threatened Read more
Thousands attend demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the popular movement Published at 07.12.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation torture/ill-treatment HRD detained prevention of protest HRD killing killing of protestors protest disruption excessive force time,place restrictions censorship non state actors release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Malaysian police ramp up persecution of Al Jazeera, journalists and activists to stifle criticism Published at 05.08.2020 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid refugees and migrants women harassment HRD detained criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Police prevent, disperse pro-Condé protest Published at 01.02.2022 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained prevention of protest protest disruption violent protest excessive force Read more
Dominican Republic: elections and arbitrary detention of anti-racism demonstrators Published at 04.08.2020 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption minority groups intimidation protestor(s) detained HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Bolivian Ombudsperson accused of political bias by government Published at 30.07.2020 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification violent protest political interference protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
