Press freedom in Turkey continues to deteriorate amid arrests and prosecutions of journalists Published at 31.03.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI office raid intimidation HRD detained labour rights prevention of protest HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained Read more
Protesters mark 100 days since İmamoğlu’s arrest; Istanbul Pride and Trans Pride violently repressed Published at 02.07.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women youth intimidation labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Corruption allegations against government worsen; anti-immigrant unrest; Supreme Court upholds amnesty for Catalan separatists Published at 01.08.2025 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI refugees and migrants negative court ruling labour rights protest private sector Read more
Latvia tightens border controls; Refugee aid worker’s criminal case continues; Activist expelled based on tip-off from state security informant Published at 31.07.2025 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI travel ban protest political interference censorship Read more
Dominica: Protest against electoral reforms repressed Published at 03.09.2025 Country Dominica Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Maracaná Mayor targeted after mass eviction and protest highlights tensions over land rights Published at 14.07.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
Pressure on civil society continues; Activists detained on International Women's Day Published at 27.03.2025 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests follow announcement of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Published at 27.05.2025 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women refugees and migrants protest Read more
Ordenan la detención del alcalde de Maracaná tras un desalojo masivo; una protesta pone de manifiesto las tensiones por el derecho a la tierra Published at 21.07.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
Constitutional Court judges vilified; Civil society curbed by new laws; Excessive force and criminalisation of EHRDs in Las Naves Published at 22.09.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship Read more
Despite “open” civic space, challenges remain; Right-wing media and politicians target CSO funding, security services harass pro-Palestinian activist Published at 02.10.2025 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference protestor(s) detained Read more
Portugal holds third election in three years; Civic space threatened by far-right parties and extremist groups Published at 13.10.2025 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment political interference access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Unprecedented protests in Bulgaria’s public media - journalists demand higher wages and editorial independence Published at 27.05.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Malta: Large mobilisation against planning bills Published at 16.10.2025 Country Malta Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI land rights intimidation Read more
Canada’s 2025 election year marked by rising disinformation and new federal and provincial laws curbing civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI indigenous groups women religious groups minority groups intimidation transnational repression positive CS development youth excessive force labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Parliament votes to establish committee to investigate decades of attacks against journalists Published at 14.04.2025 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth intimidation positive CS development labour rights protest political interference people with disabilities Read more
“Foreign agent” law adopted, in Republika Srpska, political pressure and intimidation of independent media increases Published at 10.07.2025 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Vilipendio contra miembros de la Corte Constitucional; nuevas leyes constriñen la sociedad civil; uso excesivo de la fuerza y criminalización de PDDHM en Las Naves Published at 30.09.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship Read more
New law introduced restricting protest rights. Parliament calls OSCE to examine provisions following police violence against pro-Palestine protesters Published at 21.10.2025 Country Cyprus Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption religious groups intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Supreme Court ruling against newspaper sparks debate on press freedom as Jamaica slips in RSF global index; Protest held to denounce rise in police abuses Published at 06.07.2025 Country Jamaica Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling protest public vilification women Read more
Journalists obstructed at opposition protest rejecting election results Published at 17.06.2025 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women minority groups attack on journalist labour rights public vilification access to info. law Read more
