Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide Published at 25.08.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption intimidation positive court ruling surveillance restrictive law harassment protest HRD killing women political interference excessive force killing of journalist labour rights prevention of protest internet restriction LGBTI minority groups protestor(s) detained non state actors attack on journalist criminal defamation extractive industries indigenous groups public vilification Read more
Independent Fact-Finding Mission a welcome step, but violations against HRDs, journalists continue Published at 21.08.2020 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained office raid surveillance harassment attack on journalist HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened Read more
LGBTI activist attacked; female journalists face rape and death threats on social media Published at 24.08.2020 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment LGBTI women protest Read more
CSOs and journalists probed for links to money laundering and terrorism Published at 26.08.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment bureaucratic restriction intimidation Read more
Ataques violentos contra tres comunidades indígenas Published at 26.08.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment non state actors HRD threatened land rights Read more
Protesters gather in support of President Hashim Thaci, who is accused of war crimes Published at 26.08.2020 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained labour rights protest intimidation harassment public vilification Read more
Court suspends head of human rights organisation; access to WhatsApp blocked Published at 08.09.2020 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained internet restriction intimidation harassment censorship negative court ruling Read more
Concerns about increased use of death penalty and judicial harassment to crack down on civic space Published at 31.08.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Suppression of journalists and activists by Bangladesh ruling party and supporters intensifying Published at 09.09.2020 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship youth HRD threatened HRD prosecuted protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment Read more
Massive protests against COVID-19 measures; journalists’ safety compromised during protests Published at 08.09.2020 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Hundreds of arrests during Extinction Rebellion's Autumn Uprising Published at 04.11.2021 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Continúan los ataques salvajes contra mujeres, periodistas y personas defensoras de derechos Published at 19.05.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained harassment killing of journalist travel ban LGBTI attack on journalist HRD threatened protest censorship environmental rights women indigenous groups refugees and migrants public vilification intimidation Read more
Whatsapp bloqué ; un tribunal suspend le chef d'une organisation des droits de l'homme Published at 10.09.2020 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction intimidation harassment censorship journalist detained negative court ruling Read more
El Salvador’s Congress creates group to investigate harassment of the press using state funds Published at 14.09.2020 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest Read more
Argentina’s former government accused of spying on journalists, civil society leaders and others Published at 14.09.2020 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment HRD detained protest sexual assault torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
Civil society in the Philippines decry restrictive laws, smear campaigns and judicial harassment Published at 01.04.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Violations of freedom of expression continue unabated during COVID-19 pandemic Published at 21.05.2020 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained self censorship women harassment positive CS development protest surveillance Read more
Organisations denounce judicial harassment of press in Panama Published at 15.09.2020 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment youth protest disruption protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Activists, academics and journalists in India face judicial harassment despite pandemic Published at 16.09.2020 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted excessive force criminal defamation internet restriction sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law women harassment attack on journalist Read more
Authorities escalate crackdown on the youth-led protest movement in Thailand Published at 30.10.2020 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption harassment HRD detained censorship excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
New law seeks to threaten media freedom as journalists face attacks Published at 16.09.2020 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups restrictive law HRD detained protest LGBTI violent protest harassment Read more
