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
Interdiction de plusieurs manifestations de la société civile et condamnation d'un journaliste Published at 05.11.2021 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption women release of HRDs environmental rights 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
Hospitalisation of artist on hunger strike and increased repression of activists in Cuba Published at 17.05.2021 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment surveillance attack on journalist HRD detained protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Whistleblowers still facing prosecution in Australia, new harsh sanctions against charities proposed Published at 04.06.2021 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Encarcelan a músico por sus letras a pesar del llamado del Consejo de Europa Published at 07.05.2021 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest violent protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights 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
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
Protests over COVID-19 measures; women politicians targeted online Published at 30.04.2021 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women protestor(s) detained harassment environmental rights Read more
Manifestations et violences avant une élection présidentielle controversée Published at 11.05.2021 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption killing of protestors protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Protesters and blogger violently attacked in Azerbaijan Published at 26.05.2021 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protestor(s) detained HRD detained women protest Read more
Protests over COVID-19 measures, debates about new legislation on whistleblowers Published at 12.05.2021 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained labour rights protest non state actors Read more
Protests and violence precede controversial presidential elections without main opposition Published at 05.05.2021 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption killing of protestors protest Read more
Cases of hate speech; climate protesters arrested Published at 19.05.2021 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries environmental rights protestor(s) detained positive court ruling protest Read more
Protests over Serbian Orthodox Church enthronement, violence against journalists Published at 05.10.2021 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest harassment environmental rights attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Protests against tax reform lead thousands to the streets in Colombia, face brutal police repression Published at 19.05.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights excessive force attack on journalist criminal defamation violent protest women public vilification sexual assault killing of protestors youth protest disruption negative court ruling censorship protestor(s) detained indigenous groups environmental rights protest attack on HRD internet restriction land rights HRD killing non state actors 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
Repression of activists and journalists persists in Myanmar despite ASEAN rebuke Published at 09.11.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid religious groups release of HRDs HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted 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
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
