Killing of EHRD in Sucumbíos; Escalating attacks on press freedom Published at 31.10.2024 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference private sector censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
HRDs attacked and detained while monitoring protests; Clashes and detentions during nationwide protests Published at 08.02.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation public vilification killing of journalist access to info. law positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction violent protest political interference HRD threatened environmental rights land rights youth Read more
Snap election sees support double for the far-right; Continued crackdown on Palestine solidarity, protesters and NGOs under pressure Published at 01.03.2025 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption office raid intimidation excessive force public vilification prevention of protest censorship access to info. law positive court ruling women refugees and migrants attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth Read more
Protesters demand release of prisoners held by Azerbaijan Published at 26.03.2025 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development refugees and migrants protest public vilification Read more
Constitutional Court judges vilified; Civil society curbed by new laws; Excessive force and criminalisation of EHRDs in Las Naves Published at 22.09.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship Read more
Despite “open” civic space, challenges remain; Right-wing media and politicians target CSO funding, security services harass pro-Palestinian activist Published at 02.10.2025 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference protestor(s) detained Read more
Bahamas: Intimidation of media, tensions around proposed Junkanoo Authority bill Published at 08.10.2025 Country Bahamas Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation protest public vilification Read more
Mauritius gains sovereignty over Chagos Islands; Arrest of journalist Published at 13.10.2025 Country Mauritius Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid positive CS development travel ban labour rights criminal defamation protest public vilification journalist detained Read more
UN experts warn of ‘’chilling’’ impact as assault on media, journalists and activists intensifies Published at 14.10.2025 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Unprecedented protests in Bulgaria’s public media - journalists demand higher wages and editorial independence Published at 27.05.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Anti-euro protests continue; Arrest of Varna mayor sparks protests, condemnation Published at 28.07.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Prime Minister’s renewed claims of foreign-funded media raise concerns over press freedom Published at 01.07.2025 Country St Vincent and the Grenadines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development access to info. law public vilification Read more
Public sector workers targeted and vilified by Prime Minister’s son Published at 01.10.2025 Country St Vincent and the Grenadines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development public vilification intimidation Read more
Canada’s 2025 election year marked by rising disinformation and new federal and provincial laws curbing civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI indigenous groups women religious groups minority groups intimidation transnational repression positive CS development youth excessive force labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Protests on workers’ rights and local concerns; Journalists face threats and discreditation Published at 10.01.2025 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups intimidation labour rights protest public vilification political interference access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Investigative journalist faces further threats, Republika Srpska President announces criminal probe into USAID recipients Published at 26.02.2025 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women intimidation labour rights protest public vilification political interference Read more
“Foreign agent” law adopted, in Republika Srpska, political pressure and intimidation of independent media increases Published at 10.07.2025 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Vilipendio contra miembros de la Corte Constitucional; nuevas leyes constriñen la sociedad civil; uso excesivo de la fuerza y criminalización de PDDHM en Las Naves Published at 30.09.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship 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
Supreme Court ruling against newspaper sparks debate on press freedom as Jamaica slips in RSF global index; Protest held to denounce rise in police abuses Published at 06.07.2025 Country Jamaica Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling protest public vilification women Read more
Media independence faces challenges ahead of elections; Community protests to denounce police killing Published at 14.10.2025 Country Jamaica Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference labour rights protest public vilification Read more
