Hong Kong: Assault on freedoms continue with new security law and crackdown around Tiananmen anniversary Published at 04.07.2024 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space conditions continue to worsen under the state of emergency in El Salvador Published at 02.02.2024 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure intimidation attack on journalist protest prevention of protest censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Philippines: Harassment and targeting of activists, NGOs continue despite formation of new human rights ‘super body’ Published at 15.07.2024 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction protest disruption indigenous groups youth harassment excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Vietnam: Trade unionists, activists and journalist criminalised despite UN human rights review Published at 18.07.2024 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups travel ban HRD detained labour rights torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Climate activists convicted, press freedoms threatened, and increasing polarisation Published at 23.11.2022 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Climate activist fined for protest action; Quran burnings highlight tensions over freedom of expression Published at 25.10.2023 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants religious groups protest violent protest HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
El estado del espacio cívico sigue empeorando bajo el estado de excepción Published at 03.02.2024 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure intimidation attack on journalist protest prevention of protest censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Cambodia: Environmental, land and labour activists targeted by the government Published at 13.08.2024 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force labour rights public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court convicts at least 44 defendants following mass trial Published at 01.08.2024 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment negative court ruling HRD acquitted HRD prosecuted Read more
India: Activists and journalists continued to be targeted around elections despite UN Human Rights Committee scrutiny Published at 22.08.2024 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Singapore: New Prime Minister continues policy of silencing dissent by criminalising protesters and harassing critics Published at 29.08.2024 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women harassment protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Thailand: Opposition party dissolved while activists criminalised and attacked Published at 02.09.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants HRD killing negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Writer and online activist Mohammed Ali Bakhit (Abu Ali Al-Barami) acquitted Published at 31.07.2024 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling HRD detained HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Threats against critics persist Published at 31.05.2024 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Former National Assembly candidate sentenced to prison, exiled blogger targeted Published at 30.06.2024 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Politically motivated persecution of HRDs & journalists continues Published at 25.07.2024 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Targeting of government critics unabating Published at 09.09.2024 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained political interference censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Authorities embark on widespread crackdown ahead of SADC summit Published at 11.09.2024 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption self censorship intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force protest public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Reports of multiple grave violations of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly Published at 20.09.2024 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship positive court ruling release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
Anti-corruption activist arrested on dubious charges, journalists assaulted while covering environmental protest Published at 31.07.2023 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: sexual assault intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest extractive industries torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Media crackdown continues ahead of presidential election Published at 08.02.2024 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained labour rights protest journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
