Wave of political repression: witch hunts for activists, marred elections and scores of arrests Published at 26.04.2021 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest protest disruption women intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained surveillance attack on journalist HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation HRD prosecuted Read more
República Dominicana: grupos feministas instalan un campamento de protesta Published at 30.04.2021 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: women religious groups protest intimidation Read more
Police raid news outlet and announce investigation of presidential precandidate in Nicaragua Published at 25.05.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation journalist detained HRD prosecuted public vilification Read more
Three years on, human rights abuses continue in Nicaragua Published at 06.05.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest torture/ill-treatment LGBTI women intimidation surveillance harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD threatened HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Turkmenistan: New internet restrictions, new cases of persecution of outspoken activists Published at 03.05.2021 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained surveillance internet restriction intimidation harassment protest Read more
Dictatorship-era National Security Law used to intimidate critics in Brazil Published at 11.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid attack on HRD HRD killing intimidation youth killing of journalist HRD detained access to info. law private sector non state actors positive court ruling indigenous groups positive CS development environmental rights attack on journalist protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Intimidation of journalists and women's protests in Panama Published at 13.05.2021 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women protestor(s) detained protest intimidation Read more
Mexico: twelve journalists killed by the end of June 2022 Published at 06.07.2022 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women refugees and migrants religious groups killing of journalist youth intimidation protestor(s) detained harassment attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Restrictive “false’’ information and NGO laws adopted, intimidation of government critics Published at 20.09.2021 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted restrictive law intimidation harassment HRD detained surveillance protest Read more
Canada: Natural gas pipeline project on Wet’suwet’en territory sparks national protests Published at 26.03.2020 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained extractive industries time,place restrictions protest disruption indigenous groups environmental rights intimidation harassment censorship labour rights protest journalist detained land rights Read more
Janša’s government continues its attack on media freedom; spreads misinformation about CSOs Published at 13.05.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship positive court ruling LGBTI youth intimidation harassment protest public vilification non state actors Read more
Controversial global security law adopted, creating a state of generalised surveillance Published at 18.05.2021 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women religious groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist restrictive law surveillance Read more
Systematic persecution of activists, journalists and critics in mainland China and Hong Kong Published at 19.05.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling journalist detained HRD prosecuted labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment minority groups intimidation restrictive law harassment travel ban censorship HRD detained HRD killing Read more
La policía irrumpe en un medio de comunicación y anuncia la investigación de una precandidata Published at 28.05.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation journalist detained HRD prosecuted public vilification Read more
Smear campaigns against the media and CSOs continue Published at 30.04.2021 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment protest public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Guatemala: Siege in municipality to prevent anti-mining protests by Indigenous groups Published at 18.11.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation harassment excessive force prevention of protest protestor(s) detained censorship private sector HRD prosecuted non state actors indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest protest disruption restrictive law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Protests staged by parents against children wearing masks in school Published at 30.09.2021 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest environmental rights intimidation Read more
Decline in RSF World Press Freedom Index amid increasing attacks on journalists Published at 17.06.2021 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained positive court ruling intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification violent protest non state actors Read more
Women’s rights NGOs call for more funding; Rule of law & anti-corruption referendum launched Published at 15.10.2021 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment positive CS development excessive force protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Daniel Ortega retains power in electoral process lacking legitimacy and human rights guarantees Published at 10.11.2021 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted self censorship private sector intimidation travel ban censorship Read more
Authorities accused of abusing COVID-19 restrictions to stifle expression despite improved ranking Published at 30.06.2020 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship positive CS development restrictive law intimidation Read more
