State orchestrated civil society a threat to independent groups Published at 17.05.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest political interference minority groups public vilification Read more
Political interference and intimidation of the press in Timor-Leste Published at 12.06.2019 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship labour rights political interference intimidation harassment protest Read more
New huge pro-government media conglomerate in Hungary threatens freedom of speech Published at 17.02.2019 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest political interference censorship positive court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained labour rights excessive force protest public vilification private sector Read more
Sudan death toll raises to 100 as security forces launched violent crackdown on peaceful protesters Published at 06.06.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship protest disruption harassment excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors journalist detained Read more
Politicians continue to undermine critical media in the Czech Republic. Mass protests persist Published at 22.07.2019 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction political interference protest public vilification Read more
Media Independence threatened as 80% Politically Affiliated Published at 31.01.2019 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest violent protest political interference censorship journalist detained office raid refugees and migrants intimidation harassment attack on journalist Read more
Civil society organisations accuse Bolivian government of creating a hostile environment for HRDs Published at 25.07.2019 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption violent protest political interference censorship positive CS development protest Read more
Morocco courts uphold heavy sentences for peaceful protesters and dissolve cultural CSO Published at 30.06.2019 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest CSO closure political interference harassment censorship journalist detained Read more
Political pressure stifles NGOs and hampers investigative journalism Published at 04.08.2019 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI criminal defamation protest political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Macedonia's civic space roundup Published at 16.05.2019 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI religious groups minority groups HRD threatened environmental rights non state actors positive CS development attack on journalist protest political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship Read more
Brazen threats against critics of the government signals a closing of spaces for dissent Published at 16.08.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification HRD threatened protest disruption women political interference attack on HRD intimidation protest surveillance environmental rights non state actors Read more
OSC acusan al gobierno boliviano de crear un entorno hostil para los DDHH Published at 15.08.2019 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption violent protest political interference censorship positive CS development protest Read more
The CIVICUS Monitor speaks to Civic Initiatives Published at 27.08.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment political interference intimidation Read more
Mysterious cancellations of TV programmes stokes concern over media freedom Published at 01.10.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference LGBTI protest disruption censorship protestor(s) detained protest bureaucratic restriction HRD threatened Read more
Surge in violence threatens implementation of the peace deal Published at 17.05.2022 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained political interference protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Canadian environmental groups concerned about initiatives restricting defenders’ work Published at 30.09.2019 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups political interference protest environmental rights Read more
Commission of inquiry slams human rights abuses ahead of elections Published at 04.11.2019 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure refugees and migrants intimidation negative court ruling political interference censorship non state actors Read more
Freedom of expression under threat in the run up to 8th August elections Published at 07.08.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Government official oversteps mandate threatening to fire reporters with state broadcaster Published at 24.05.2018 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling public vilification political interference funding restriction refugees and migrants protest censorship environmental rights Read more
Journalists, bloggers to be included in foreign agents law Published at 24.08.2018 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction women youth internet restriction torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Over 1,000 arrested: Bleak outlook for Turkish civil society in aftermath of referendum Published at 26.04.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained political interference release of HRDs censorship HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
