Authorities target dissidents, activists, pro-palestine protesters with frivolous retaliatory cases Published at 27.02.2026 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation labour rights negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban youth Read more
Philippines: Protesters increasingly criminalised while activists continue to face baseless charges, harassment and red-tagging Published at 11.03.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship extractive industries HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation labour rights land rights positive court ruling protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Bhutan: Political prisoner dies in custody while information blockade persists Published at 12.03.2026 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment Read more
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
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
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
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
Australia: New laws passed to restrict protests and expression as climate and pro-Palestinian protesters criminalised Published at 13.04.2026 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights internet restriction positive court ruling positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
Protests held over arbitrary detentions and prison abuses by Israeli forces Published at 17.04.2026 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship harassment killing of journalist positive court ruling protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Pakistan: Lawyers and activists criminalised, protests disrupted and journalists harassed Published at 04.05.2026 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression women Read more
Papua New Guinea: Activist detained for defamation, journalist assaulted and court lifts ban on Starlink Published at 01.06.2026 Country Papua New Guinea Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained positive court ruling torture/ill-treatment women Read more
India: Activists arrested, abducted and tortured, journalists targeted and laws tightened to increase control Published at 11.06.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship excessive force harassment HRD detained journalist detained labour rights negative court ruling positive court ruling protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law sexual assault torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Over 100 detained in police raid on LGBTQI+ friendly venue; Imprisoned activists and journalists subjected to abuse, reprisals Published at 27.01.2026 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained intimidation labour rights LGBTI positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained religious groups surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
China: Repression continues with new ‘ethnic unity’ law, targeting of activists and silencing of Tiananmen anniversary commemorations Published at 30.06.2026 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted land rights minority groups negative court ruling restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression women Read more
2 years after brutal protests & 1 year ahead of elections: online expression, media freedom, protesters, CSOs & opposition groups bear the brunt Published at 01.07.2026 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors negative court ruling non state actors place restrictions political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs religious groups restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban violent protest youth Read more
Controversial law extending presidential term passed as its critics are targeted Published at 16.07.2026 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
New risks confront civil society in Uzbekistan Published at 20.07.2026 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refusal of registration restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Constitutional reform accompanied by escalating crackdown on critics, media and online expression Published at 23.07.2026 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist funding restriction HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refusal of registration religious groups torture/ill-treatment transnational repression Read more
CSOs raise alarm about widespread torture, authorities exploit war to widen crackdown on human rights Published at 21.07.2026 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted internet restriction release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment Read more
Military authorities continue to suspend CSOs, including largest student union Published at 02.07.2026 Country Burkina Faso Tags: attack on journalist censorship CSO closure enforced disappearance excessive force journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
