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
Protest in Fada N’Gourma against insecurity and stigmatisation Published at 06.07.2020 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions protest disruption protest intimidation 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
SLAPP - a threat to free speech and the press Published at 03.12.2020 Country Malta Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest intimidation 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
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
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
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
Judicial harassment of FNDC activists; 6 people killed in protest against COVID-19 police roadblocks Published at 12.08.2020 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force non state actors Read more
Attacks, red-tagging of activists in the Philippines persist as UN fails to support investigation Published at 29.10.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation protestor(s) detained protest HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted public vilification Read more
Press freedom a grave concern during pandemic; attempts to ban gender studies in education Published at 31.07.2020 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law intimidation LGBTI positive CS development access to info. law protest Read more
Expression under threat: New law to censor social media Published at 23.07.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation labour rights excessive force internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Papuan activists prosecuted while critics face judicial harassment and digital attacks Published at 10.08.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women minority groups intimidation harassment surveillance negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Polarisation continues after presidential elections in Bolivia Published at 06.12.2020 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption indigenous groups women intimidation positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist protest extractive industries HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
Desaparición forzada durante una manifestación en Guadalajara; dos periodistas en grave peligro Published at 11.08.2020 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist HRD detained violent protest protestor(s) detained excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance youth killing of journalist women Read more
New hope for Malawi after sustained protests Published at 12.08.2020 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law political interference intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Venezuela stifles dissent with political interference in opposition parties and detentions Published at 12.08.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification enforced disappearance sexual assault torture/ill-treatment women intimidation negative court ruling political interference protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Myanmar activists protesting internet ban criminalised while attacks against Rohingya continue Published at 13.08.2020 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained minority groups intimidation harassment non state actors Read more
Nicaragua: ley sobre agentes extranjeros aumentará el control del gobierno sobre la sociedad civil Published at 06.10.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest harassment restrictive law attack on journalist funding restriction women criminal defamation sexual assault protestor(s) detained youth intimidation HRD threatened torture/ill-treatment Read more
Activists, journalists face smear campaigns, harassment and censorship during COVID-19 Published at 23.07.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment women attack on journalist intimidation youth protest bureaucratic restriction public vilification censorship journalist detained Read more
