New cybercrime law severely restrictive, Al-Raisi appointed Interpol president despite CSO pushback Published at 04.02.2022 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Arrest of activist and restrictive NGO laws proposed a regressive step by Mongolian authorities Published at 09.03.2022 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protestor(s) detained HRD detained protest disruption restrictive law Read more
Threats on civic freedoms continue as government attempts to evade accountability Published at 04.02.2022 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted positive court ruling refugees and migrants minority groups harassment protestor(s) detained HRD detained protest restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Les associations ripostent à l'entrée en vigueur de la loi sur le séparatisme Published at 24.05.2022 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship negative court ruling positive court ruling women protest refugees and migrants public vilification CSO closure intimidation harassment restrictive law surveillance Read more
Malaysia starts its UN Human Rights Council term by harassing activists, protesters and critics Published at 07.02.2022 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest enforced disappearance protest disruption office raid restrictive law harassment criminal defamation Read more
Nieustające naruszenia wolności obywatelskich na granicy polsko-białoruskiej Published at 08.02.2022 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid access to info. law intimidation bureaucratic restriction harassment youth protest disruption criminal defamation surveillance censorship non state actors positive court ruling women LGBTI refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests staged against gender-based violence; labour rights and COVID-19 measures Published at 22.12.2021 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women restrictive law harassment labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Jair Bolsonaro’s first 100 days in office demonstrate Brazilian president’s disregard for pluralism Published at 13.05.2019 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups restrictive law intimidation positive CS development access to info. law protest Read more
Authorities harass and squeeze funding of NGOs while activists, journalists targeted in India Published at 28.02.2022 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption restrictive law office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained journalist detained excessive force criminal defamation protestor(s) detained surveillance non state actors women minority groups protest land rights Read more
Migrant border crisis sparks concerns for civic freedoms, LGBTQI+ rights in the spotlight Published at 06.01.2022 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment excessive force protest restrictive law censorship LGBTI refugees and migrants protestor(s) detained Read more
CSOs working on refugee rights face attacks & restrictions; Fake news law a concern Published at 23.12.2021 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist refusal of registration labour rights refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation attack on HRD harassment excessive force protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Authorities arresting protesters and failing to address reprisals against activists in the Maldives Published at 18.02.2022 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation excessive force protest prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Despite sanctions, abuses against activists, journalists and protesters persist in Bangladesh Published at 02.03.2022 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Pakistani journalists, activists remain at risk while new restrictions against online dissent passed Published at 03.03.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained women HRD prosecuted Read more
North Korean citizens punished severely for using mobile phones and watching foreign films Published at 07.03.2022 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
On the Watchlist: Concerns over moves to undermine judicial independence and attempts to muzzle CSOs Published at 10.03.2022 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Activist indicted while NGO’s concerned about law affecting net neutrality in South Korea Published at 17.03.2022 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
UN report raises concern over new laws restricting civic space Published at 06.07.2022 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Ongoing harassment, prosecution of activists and journalists in Hong Kong to silence dissent Published at 23.03.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction women harassment journalist detained HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation HRD prosecuted Read more
USA: bills restrict freedom of expression in the classroom; massive protests in Puerto Rico Published at 10.03.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups intimidation surveillance labour rights protest political interference restrictive law enabling law censorship protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Assault on civic freedoms continue in Sri Lanka as an economic crisis hits the country Published at 29.03.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force positive court ruling time,place restrictions protest disruption prevention of protest women minority groups intimidation torture/ill-treatment harassment attack on journalist restrictive law Read more
