More than a thousand killed in Myanmar as repression of activists continues unabated Published at 26.08.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force criminal defamation protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained women HRD detained HRD killing HRD threatened Read more
Journalists covering Bangladesh face criminalisation, vilification and false copyright claims Published at 01.09.2021 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance refugees and migrants restrictive law censorship journalist detained criminal defamation public vilification Read more
Restrictions and attacks on journalists, protesters; reprisals against activists in the Maldives Published at 11.10.2021 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest disruption restrictive law attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Uruguay: la sociedad civil se opone a una legislación regresiva Published at 15.10.2021 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest restrictive law positive court ruling LGBTI harassment positive CS development labour rights access to info. law Read more
Government attempts to muzzle independent media by controversial anti-TVN law Published at 02.09.2021 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: women youth restrictive law harassment bureaucratic restriction LGBTI protest HRD prosecuted surveillance HRD detained censorship positive court ruling Read more
Uruguay: civil society pushes back against regressive legislation Published at 11.10.2021 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI harassment positive CS development labour rights criminal defamation protest restrictive law access to info. law Read more
Heavy-handed policing as hundreds arrested at Extinction Rebellion protests Published at 03.09.2021 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation surveillance excessive force protest restrictive law access to info. law women office raid refugees and migrants protestor(s) detained Read more
USA: Penalties for protesters increasing Published at 08.09.2021 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption indigenous groups refugees and migrants environmental rights minority groups attack on journalist excessive force protest extractive industries violent protest non state actors Read more
Nueva legislación autoriza un mayor control sobre los contenidos en internet Published at 03.09.2021 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance self censorship women intimidation HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Activists and journalists targeted as draconian anti-terror law challenged in the Philippines Published at 22.02.2021 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups public vilification attack on journalist journalist detained HRD killing killing of journalist HRD detained restrictive law HRD prosecuted non state actors youth indigenous groups Read more
Chile: HRD killed during protest, anti-migrant demonstrations and concerning internet bill Published at 18.10.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups refugees and migrants women positive CS development excessive force protest disruption protest killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Prominent union leader convicted, as activists and journalists continue to be silenced in Cambodia Published at 09.09.2021 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Protests over gender-based violence; media banned from parliamentary sittings Published at 01.07.2021 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women restrictive law bureaucratic restriction harassment positive CS development Read more
Harassment of activists, critics persist in Malaysia as new Prime Minister comes to power Published at 13.10.2021 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law time,place restrictions LGBTI protest disruption women harassment surveillance protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society groups forced to disband as activists and critics prosecuted in Hong Kong Published at 19.11.2021 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protest disruption CSO closure HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
UN Special Rapporteur calls for an end to persecution of HRDs Published at 09.09.2021 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI restrictive law release of HRDs harassment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
National Assembly approves controversial ‘Separatism Bill’, massive protests opposing #PassSanitaire Published at 01.09.2021 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development restrictive law attack on journalist surveillance excessive force positive court ruling refugees and migrants protestor(s) detained environmental rights intimidation protest harassment Read more
Canada: provinces ban demonstrations near health facilities Published at 31.10.2021 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women youth intimidation labour rights protest restrictive law environmental rights time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Crackdown on online critics persists in Vietnam as new decree controlling livestreaming proposed Published at 27.09.2021 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Amendment to Public Law and Order act threatens fundamental rights, last paycheck for STA staff Published at 07.09.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment restrictive law intimidation protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Human rights defenders, critics targeted in Indonesia while protests on Papua repressed Published at 21.09.2021 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained protest disruption excessive force HRD prosecuted Read more
