Vietnam: Social media activists arrested, ethnic minorities jailed while protests against development projects crushed Published at 27.03.2024 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Malaysia: Restrictions on freedoms escalating despite international scrutiny at the Human Rights Council Published at 28.03.2024 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections Published at 12.04.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested in Bahrain Published at 29.02.2024 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Despite international scrutiny at the IACHR and UN, crackdown on CSOs persists Published at 05.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space deteriorates further as “foreign agent”-style NGO law is adopted and media crackdown widens Published at 25.04.2024 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction place restrictions office raid HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Burundi faces allegations of widespread torture Published at 01.03.2024 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD positive CS development torture/ill-treatment enabling law HRD prosecuted Read more
Prominent Bedoon Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour Published at 16.04.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Persiste la represión de OSC a pesar del escrutinio internacional de la CIDH y la ONU Published at 21.03.2024 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure religious groups intimidation HRD detained labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference HRD prosecuted Read more
Australia: Sentencing of whistle-blower and crackdown on protests a setback for civic freedoms Published at 17.05.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment excessive force torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Concerns over new law which turns military into internal security institution Published at 29.02.2024 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained public vilification political interference restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Afghanistan: Detention, criminalisation and torture of activists continue as the UN Human Rights Council reviews its record Published at 23.05.2024 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalist Louay Al-Azazi continues to be targeted by all parties to the conflict; women’s movement restricted Published at 11.04.2024 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: women release of HRDs travel ban torture/ill-treatment time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Violations on expression and peaceful assembly remain a concern against the backdrop of protests Published at 31.05.2024 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women religious groups intimidation harassment release of HRDs negative court ruling censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Flood coverage restrictions, women’s rights rally ban, and legal cases against activists Published at 05.06.2024 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship LGBTI women refugees and migrants labour rights protest internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Tajikistan: On the road to total control? Published at 12.06.2024 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Thailand: Activists face increasing risk with death in custody, ongoing use of royal defamation law and transnational repression Published at 20.06.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women refugees and migrants transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests erupt over amnesty law, two journalists arbitrarily detained Published at 15.01.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Concerning terrorism probe into Catalan independence activists continues Published at 01.06.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation surveillance excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
China: Authorities jail activists, stifle memory of the Tiananmen massacre and censor online critics Published at 03.07.2024 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups harassment surveillance HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Mali: Military authorities suspend activities of political parties and associations; several CSOs dissolved Published at 03.07.2024 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
