EU defence loan scheme sparks protests, media reform bill moves forward after consultations Published at 01.05.2026 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law censorship LGBTI negative court ruling positive court ruling protest public vilification women Read more
Vietnam: Activists, religious actors, book publishers and journalists criminalised as new retaliatory decree on lawyers comes into effect Published at 21.08.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD prosecuted minority groups negative court ruling religious groups restrictive law transnational repression women Read more
Supreme Court to decide whether criminalising the posting of “an offensive message” is too vague Published at 01.06.2026 Country Mauritius Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest Read more
Harsher penalties proposed for unlawful gatherings Published at 21.08.2026 Country Mauritius Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction labour rights LGBTI place restrictions protest protest disruption Read more
Sri Lanka: Rapper, writer and journalists targeted amid proposal of a restrictive NGO law and ongoing impunity for past crimes Published at 24.08.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship enforced disappearance environmental rights harassment intimidation protest protest disruption restrictive law surveillance women Read more
Samoa: Opposition leader arrested as its press freedom rankings fall Published at 24.08.2026 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Authorities tighten Media and Online Restrictions Published at 31.03.2026 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship restrictive law Read more
Authorities continue to impose tight restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 15.05.2026 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship harassment HRD prosecuted political interference protest public vilification torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Constitutional reforms entrench civic space violations Published at 14.05.2026 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained political interference protest protestor(s) detained youth Read more
Protests face restrictions Published at 16.07.2026 Country Lesotho Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted labour rights prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs Read more
Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Online Critics While Tech Platforms Restrict Civil Society Voices Published at 30.06.2026 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment internet restriction labour rights Read more
Afghanistan: Five years after Taliban takeover, the attack on civic freedoms persists Published at 26.08.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained intimidation journalist detained office raid protest surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Tonga: Journalist threatened as radio station faces licence revocation for defamation Published at 26.08.2026 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation intimidation women Read more
