Philippines: Activists remain at risk of red-tagging, disappearances and fabricated terrorism charges Published at 06.01.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women harassment positive CS development HRD detained travel ban labour rights enforced disappearance killing of journalist restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Cambodia: Hun Manet government escalates its criminalisation of activists and critics to stifle dissent Published at 17.01.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women transnational repression harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Brunei: UN Human Rights Council calls on government to repeal and review restrictive laws Published at 22.01.2025 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: youth 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
Thailand: Prosecution of activists and transnational repression persist as government takes its place on UN rights body Published at 14.02.2025 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women refugees and migrants minority groups transnational repression negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Iraqi authorities hand over Kuwaiti blogger Salman Al-Khalidi to Kuwaiti authorities Published at 18.02.2025 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: youth censorship HRD prosecuted minority groups Read more
Human rights lawyer Rashid Al-Marri released Published at 18.02.2025 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth release of HRDs HRD detained torture/ill-treatment censorship Read more
Indonesia: Crackdown on protests, stifling of expression and repression in Papua continues in Prabowo’s first four months in power Published at 27.02.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Deadly crackdown follows 2024 mass protests, surge in femicides sparks more protests Published at 06.03.2025 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling women religious groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted self censorship youth transnational repression Read more
Teachers protest over unpaid wages as the country approaches general elections Published at 28.02.2025 Country Belize Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women positive CS development labour rights protest Read more
Mass killings; Multiple attacks against journalists and aid workers Published at 10.04.2025 Country Haiti Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women office raid attack on HRD sexual assault hrd attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist sexual assault killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment non state actors Read more
LGBTQIA+ attacks, student and service delivery protests continue Published at 24.04.2025 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption youth HRD killing excessive force protest violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Les massacres bouleversent le pays, des journalistes et des travailleurs humanitaires sont victimes d’attaques Published at 25.04.2025 Country Haiti Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women office raid attack on HRD sexual assault hrd attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist sexual assault killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment non state actors Read more
State of emergency in Chuuk amid contested elections Published at 30.04.2025 Country Micronesia Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions youth women Read more
Six months of unrest in Serbia: Calls for a snap election as protests enter “new phase” Published at 16.05.2025 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation surveillance travel ban attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Australia: Authorities continue to criminalise protests, police with impunity and increase restrictive legislation and policies Published at 26.05.2025 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protestor(s) detained protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
Mongolia: Anti-corruption protests lead to resignation of prime minister as crackdown on journalists persists Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth harassment protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance 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
South Korea: Activists criminalised, satire censored amidst political transition Published at 24.06.2025 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth negative court ruling labour rights protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lanka: New government silences dissent and disrupts protests while impunity for past crimes persists Published at 30.06.2025 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women minority groups harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained 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
