India: Raids on journalists and activists escalate while those reporting on Manipur and Kashmir are silenced Published at 30.10.2023 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained enforced disappearance internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
More INGOs declared “undesirable”, Crimean activist sentenced to 15 years in prison for pro-Ukrainian protest Published at 18.07.2023 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction CSO closure harassment HRD detained criminal defamation journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Georgia: “Foreign agents law” withdrawn after massive protests Published at 24.04.2023 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction positive CS development excessive force restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Opposition politicians convicted in absentia of “conspiring to seize power”, crackdown on civil society and critical voices continues Published at 06.04.2023 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained criminal defamation journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
UN experts, CSOs raise alarm about harsh prison conditions after blogger’s death Published at 03.06.2023 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Lachin corridor blockade ended, seven arrested at protests against trans women’s detention Published at 01.06.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
China: Government elected to UN Human Rights Council as it prosecutes and jails human rights defenders and journalists Published at 30.10.2023 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups HRD detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Government abandons Bill of Rights Bill, controversial laws on migration, protest and strikes remain Published at 30.10.2023 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants positive CS development travel ban negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
One month after the start of the Azerbaijani offensive, 20 arrested so far for speaking out against Nagorno-Karabakh war Published at 30.10.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force labour rights protest internet restriction extractive industries torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
SLAPP lawsuits contribute to growing trend of pressure on critical voices Published at 23.03.2023 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation protest political interference HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Journalists punished for reporting on corruption & governance Published at 20.10.2023 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests and repression in Jujuy Published at 15.10.2023 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Thailand: New government continues to criminalise activists for royal defamation and prosecute protesters Published at 31.10.2023 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Niger: Press freedom violations escalate after military coup Published at 31.10.2023 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Des membres d’OSC condamnés pour enfeindre les lois contre l’homosexualité Published at 18.10.2023 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI HRD prosecuted Read more
Foreign agent style law advances; pressure on media and criminal proceedings against government critics continue Published at 08.11.2023 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation public vilification internet restriction restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted funding restriction Read more
Niger: Les violations contre la liberté de la presse s’intensifient après le coup d’état militaire Published at 09.11.2023 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Protestas y represión en Jujuy Published at 20.10.2023 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic freedoms curtailed in the electoral context, while protesters demanded electoral process integrity Published at 29.09.2023 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Venezuela continues to crack down on civic space freedoms Published at 20.10.2023 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship funding restriction CSO closure intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Singapore: Authorities ban expression on Israel-Palestine conflict and use POFMA law to harass critics, block site Published at 30.11.2023 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
