Bangladesh: Crackdown on the opposition and critical journalists escalates as elections loom Published at 14.06.2023 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Indonesia: Government continues to jail Papuan activists, criminalise dissent and target journalists Published at 28.06.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Cambodia: Ahead of elections, civil society and journalists face threats and criminalisation while restrictions on the opposition escalate Published at 03.07.2023 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction surveillance HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
No real space for opposition activities in ‘’new Kazakhstan’’ Published at 25.07.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Judicial harassment of activists continues; at least three killed in pro-democracy protests, clashes Published at 31.01.2023 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption time, place restrictions positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks and targeting of pro-democracy activists continue Published at 30.06.2023 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing negative court ruling labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference Read more
Labour and gender rights on the spotlight in Namibia Published at 31.05.2023 Country Namibia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI youth positive CS development labour rights protest prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
DRC: Violent repression of opposition protest as Senate adopts law on the protection of human rights defenders Published at 03.07.2023 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force prevention of protest violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Sri Lanka: Journalists and activists targeted, protests stifled and new restrictive laws proposed Published at 13.10.2023 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained surveillance Read more
Bangladesh: Government continues targeting activists and criminalising opposition members ahead of UN human rights review Published at 23.10.2023 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation enforced disappearance prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Afghanistan: Continued raids on and detention of activists, journalists, and crackdown on peaceful protests Published at 25.10.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship protest disruption women surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Swedish authorities ban anti-NATO protest over Qu’ran burning Published at 14.03.2023 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest religious groups protest Read more
Ethiopian Police Crack Down on Opposition Leaders and Protesters Published at 29.09.2023 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest prevention of protest political interference journalist detained Read more
Social activists prevented from gathering Published at 15.06.2023 Country Trinidad and Tobago Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest labour rights protest Read more
UN experts, CSOs raise alarm about harsh prison conditions after blogger’s death Published at 03.06.2023 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Censorship takes front seat as authorities target government critics Published at 02.10.2023 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained internet restriction prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Chad: No accountability one year after deadly ‘Black Thursday’ protests; news site temporarily suspended Published at 31.10.2023 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation positive CS development prevention of protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Opposition meeting banned by local authorities Published at 31.10.2023 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protest intimidation Read more
Concerns about rule of law in France as protests met with brutality Published at 28.10.2023 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption CSO closure minority groups intimidation religious groups surveillance attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification prevention of protest violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
L’impunité règne un an après les manifestations meurtrières du jeudi noir; suspension temporaire d’un site d’information Published at 06.11.2023 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation positive CS development prevention of protest restrictive law censorship Read more
Journalists detained, media group suspended until further order over its coverage of the military coup in Niger Published at 08.11.2023 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption censorship journalist detained prevention of protest Read more
