Renewed attacks on foreign-funded NGOs, protest restrictions despite protective court ruling, and ongoing prosecution of critics Published at 11.07.2025 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women transnational repression travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling refusal of registration public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
Malaysia: Restrictive laws deployed by police to criminalise dissent, ban books and harass protesters Published at 16.07.2025 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption office raid women youth intimidation harassment positive CS development HRD detained travel ban criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained 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
Political Repression escalates ahead of elections, apparent coordinated cross-border repression of HRDs a cause for concern Published at 30.05.2025 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained sexual assault torture/ill-treatment political interference surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Myanmar: Repression including torture and death of political prisoners continues as junta announces sham elections Published at 18.08.2025 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women HRD killing labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
TURMOIL IN TOGO OVER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND PRESIDENT FAURE’S CONTINUED RULE Published at 18.08.2025 Country Togo Tags: youth attack on HRD attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Leading presidential candidate detained after announcing bid; Subsequent protests brutally repressed Published at 02.05.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption sexual assault minority groups intimidation travel ban HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Repression of Environmental Defenders, and crackdown on Opposition and Press Intensifies Published at 30.04.2025 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs harassment transnational repression attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest extractive industries torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Afghanistan: Escalation in crackdown on journalists and expression four years since the Taliban takeover Published at 25.08.2025 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained surveillance Read more
Detained internet activists on trial and hunger strike Published at 26.08.2025 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Kenya’s Repression Deepens: 65 more Killed in protests, Blogger Tortured & killed Published at 26.08.2025 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling indigenous groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest internet restriction political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted people with disabilities protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights youth sexual assault transnational repression Read more
India: Ongoing detention of activists without bail, criminalisation of dissent and ban on books Published at 08.09.2025 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Bangladesh: Concerns around new ordinances, opposition ban and arrests and lack of police reform Published at 09.09.2025 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation labour rights killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law HRD acquitted Read more
Crackdown on journalists and critics continues; Report finds 25 journalists detained in 18 months Published at 27.05.2025 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained torture/ill-treatment transnational repression intimidation Read more
Australia: Authorities attempt to restrict protests, criminalise protesters and use excessive force despite UN review Published at 01.10.2025 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption surveillance negative court ruling excessive force torture/ill-treatment access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Portugal holds third election in three years; Civic space threatened by far-right parties and extremist groups Published at 13.10.2025 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment political interference access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Crackdown on protests, enforced disappearance/abduction and torture of activists, journalist Published at 31.08.2025 Country Guinea Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD journalist detained attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Viasna Human Rights Centre volunteer released after completing sentence Published at 10.06.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained people with disabilities Read more
Indonesia: Brutal crackdown on protests, arrests of activists and suppression of dissent in Papua as President marks one year in power Published at 24.10.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship positive court ruling women indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights youth Read more
Abductions and Restricted Trials Documented Ahead of the elections Published at 29.08.2025 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure transnational repression harassment HRD detained torture/ill-treatment political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship Read more
