HRDs and journalists remain under threat Published at 25.05.2021 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling enforced disappearance women journalist detained restrictive law positive CS development HRD detained Read more
Whistleblowers still facing prosecution in Australia, new harsh sanctions against charities proposed Published at 04.06.2021 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Restrictive “false’’ information and NGO laws adopted, intimidation of government critics Published at 20.09.2021 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted restrictive law intimidation harassment HRD detained surveillance protest Read more
Crackdown on activists, protesters continue in Myanmar despite ASEAN summit and global calls Published at 12.05.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing protest disruption office raid protest excessive force attack on HRD restrictive law women HRD detained torture/ill-treatment internet restriction criminal defamation public vilification censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Increase of defamation and insult fines threaten freedom of press and expression Published at 01.04.2021 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law Read more
Venezuela cracks down on civil society operation and funding Published at 27.05.2021 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Protests over COVID-19 measures, debates about new legislation on whistleblowers Published at 12.05.2021 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained labour rights protest non state actors Read more
Janša’s government continues its attack on media freedom; spreads misinformation about CSOs Published at 13.05.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship positive court ruling LGBTI youth intimidation harassment protest public vilification non state actors Read more
Controversial global security law adopted, creating a state of generalised surveillance Published at 18.05.2021 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women religious groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist restrictive law surveillance Read more
Systematic persecution of activists, journalists and critics in mainland China and Hong Kong Published at 19.05.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling journalist detained HRD prosecuted labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment minority groups intimidation restrictive law harassment travel ban censorship HRD detained HRD killing Read more
Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues Published at 19.05.2021 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship positive CS development bureaucratic restriction attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling censorship refusal of registration protest internet restriction restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Detention of journalists for spreading disinformation Published at 03.03.2021 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD threatened restrictive law religious groups protest Read more
Smear campaigns against the media and CSOs continue Published at 30.04.2021 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment protest public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Repression of activists and journalists persists in Myanmar despite ASEAN rebuke Published at 09.11.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid religious groups release of HRDs HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Guatemala: Siege in municipality to prevent anti-mining protests by Indigenous groups Published at 18.11.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation harassment excessive force prevention of protest protestor(s) detained censorship private sector HRD prosecuted non state actors indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest protest disruption restrictive law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Targeted Police Brutality Against Sex Workers’ Protest Actions Published at 28.05.2021 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women restrictive law Read more
Killings and fabricated charges against activists persist as ICC investigation moves forward Published at 18.06.2021 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction attack on HRD harassment HRD detained HRD killing public vilification restrictive law HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Authorities accused of abusing COVID-19 restrictions to stifle expression despite improved ranking Published at 30.06.2020 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship positive CS development restrictive law intimidation Read more
Human rights defenders and journalists arrested, prosecuted and tortured in China Published at 30.11.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law environmental rights LGBTI women CSO closure journalist detained HRD detained HRD prosecuted torture/ill-treatment Read more
Un nuevo fallo judicial deja la vía libre a la aplicación de una ley restrictiva para las ONG Published at 23.06.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation women negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law environmental rights Read more
On our watchlist: A rapid decline in civic freedoms as government restricts fundamental rights Published at 23.06.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction intimidation labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
