Afghanistan: New Criminal Procedure Code will intensify repression as activists and journalists continue to be targeted Published at 24.03.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained journalist detained protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Former deputy speaker of the National Assembly subjected to judicial harassment, Bedoon activist jailed again Published at 01.12.2025 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD prosecuted minority groups negative court ruling Read more
HRDs sentenced in unjust court rulings, one forcefully disappeared Published at 14.01.2026 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD prosecuted negative court ruling Read more
US–Israeli attacks trigger further decline in Civic Space in Iran and Beyond Published at 13.03.2026 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship internet restriction non state actors protest Read more
Repression grows one year after the start of mass protests Published at 01.01.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force funding restriction journalist detained negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions torture/ill-treatment Read more
Sri Lanka: Concerns around crackdown on the media, harassment and criminalisation of activists, and new anti-terrorism bill Published at 27.03.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened journalist detained positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law women youth Read more
La police réprime les manifestations étudiantes avec violence ; plusieurs journalistes arrêtés et poursuivis ; le Conseil des ministres adopte une loi draconienne anti-LGBTQI+ Published at 27.03.2026 Country Senegal Tags: attack on journalist censorship excessive force journalist detained killing of protestors LGBTI negative court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption restrictive law violent 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
Amid persisting repression, power rift prompts guarded hopes for a thaw Published at 30.03.2026 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship funding restriction HRD acquitted intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling place restrictions prevention of protest protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs restrictive law self censorship torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban women Read more
Anti-whaling activists convicted and fined Published at 30.03.2026 Country Iceland Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest 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
Wave of arrests following failed coup attempt Published at 31.03.2026 Country Benin Tags: attack on journalist censorship HRD detained journalist detained negative court ruling positive court ruling Read more
Definition of “foreign grants” radically expanded, press freedom continues to deteriorate Published at 31.03.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights funding restriction intimidation labour rights political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law Read more
Land defenders arrested following protests against logging in British Columbia; Coalition calls for accountability over targeting of Muslim-led organisations Published at 01.04.2026 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law bureaucratic restriction environmental rights labour rights LGBTI positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Woman defender assaulted during unlawful raid amid migration crackdown; Anti-migrant protest followed by fatal shooting raises alarm Published at 27.07.2025 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship excessive force extractive industries intimidation minority groups office raid protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained surveillance violent protest Read more
Former telecom workers continue to protest over severance dispute; Community mobilises to defend public access to coastline Published at 07.04.2026 Country Belize Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights land rights protest Read more
Use of legal powers against journalists sparks concerns; Strikes and mass mobilisations signal growing pressure on public services and workers' rights Published at 08.04.2026 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights intimidation labour rights positive CS development protest women 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
Timor-Leste: Protests against the police recruitment process and calls for reforms to improve press freedom Published at 10.04.2026 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest protest disruption torture/ill-treatment Read more
