Activists block building in protest against oil expansion, Sámi rights activists charged for participation in protests Published at 20.01.2024 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups protest extractive industries HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
New laws against "eco-vandals" and defamation target activists and journalists Published at 31.01.2024 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist labour rights criminal defamation public vilification internet restriction political interference censorship access to info. law HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Severe repression in overseas territories; surveillance and house arrests ahead of Paris Olympics Published at 30.09.2024 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD refugees and migrants intimidation excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Journalist questioned by Special Prosecutor for Organised Crime, pressured to reveal source Published at 31.01.2024 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation criminal defamation protest journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Police assault schoolchildren with batons at pro-Palestine protest Published at 15.10.2024 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Another Pataxó leader killed; Lawsuits and legal threats against journalists continue Published at 21.04.2024 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid attack on HRD intimidation positive CS development HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation protest prevention of protest restrictive law private sector censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Record sentences for climate activists, raids on journalists under Terrorism Act Published at 29.10.2024 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Development agency ends agreements with CSO partners Published at 16.10.2024 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption intimidation excessive force protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments Published at 12.07.2024 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained excessive force public vilification censorship surveillance positive court ruling attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Killing of environmental defender highlights ongoing violence against HRD Published at 20.10.2024 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights killing of journalist restrictive law HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
The alarming rise of violence against Ecuadorian journalists Published at 13.07.2024 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest environmental rights non state actors Read more
Protests erupt following railway station collapse Published at 07.11.2024 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction political interference protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Activists, journalists and bloggers arrested and jailed while new decrees to control associations and the internet come into effect Published at 19.12.2024 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Philippines: Activists remain at risk of red-tagging, disappearances and fabricated terrorism charges Published at 06.01.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women harassment positive CS development HRD detained travel ban labour rights enforced disappearance killing of journalist restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Malaysia: Government stifles expression, increases online controls and facilitates transnational repression Published at 15.01.2025 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Cambodia: Hun Manet government escalates its criminalisation of activists and critics to stifle dissent Published at 17.01.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women transnational repression harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Right to strike under threat, smear campaigns against journalists Published at 26.09.2023 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling labour rights protest public vilification political interference protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Papua New Guinea: Cybercrime law used to criminalise expression as government proceeds with restrictive media policy Published at 10.02.2025 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women HRD detained criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Valencia protests over flood response result in clashes with police Published at 15.01.2025 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption excessive force criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Indonesia: Crackdown on protests, stifling of expression and repression in Papua continues in Prabowo’s first four months in power Published at 27.02.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Press freedom under pressure as crackdown on pro-Palestine solidarity continues Published at 17.01.2025 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation attack on journalist restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
