The Taliban continues to target activists, journalists and stifle protests by women with impunity Published at 16.06.2022 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment women attack on journalist intimidation HRD detained excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Amid UN scrutiny, documentary on Modi censored, activists remain in detention and repression in Kashmir continues Published at 24.02.2023 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling office raid harassment criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
North Korea cracks down on anti-socialist behaviour, detains critics of its COVID-19 policies Published at 12.07.2022 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
USA: thousands demonstrate to demand gun control legislation Published at 18.07.2022 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI youth minority groups intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained environmental rights non state actors Read more
Arrests, jailing of activists and silencing of dissent in Hong Kong persists despite UN review Published at 26.07.2022 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Uruguay: Government push to repeal Media Law and reinstate dictatorship-era legislation Published at 16.08.2022 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law women religious groups protest intimidation Read more
Lawyers representing death row prisoners, activists and journalists face harassment in Singapore Published at 18.08.2022 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation restrictive law women refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights censorship Read more
New decree mandates NGOs to align their activities to governmental development priorities Published at 15.07.2022 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law Read more
Samoan authorities use defamation laws against critics as press freedom rankings drop Published at 04.08.2022 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
Bangladesh authorities intensify persecution of rights group Odhikar, journalists, and critics Published at 10.08.2022 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law youth protest disruption CSO closure journalist detained Read more
Un nouveau décret oblige les ONG à aligner leurs activités sur les priorités de développement du gouvernement Published at 10.08.2022 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law Read more
Journalists in Timor-Leste face charges for exposing corruption and abuse, tainting media freedom Published at 15.08.2022 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law criminal defamation censorship Read more
CSOs raise concerns over lack of consultations during parliamentary process Published at 10.08.2022 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment positive CS development surveillance restrictive law public vilification Read more
Students detained and suspended over university protests; Women’s rights protests met with repressions Published at 03.01.2022 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists and critics continue to be targeted despite political transition in Pakistan Published at 16.08.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protest disruption harassment attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists visiting foreign media under surveillance Published at 18.08.2022 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction labour rights protest public vilification censorship surveillance LGBTI harassment attack on journalist restrictive law Read more
Activists criminalised for royal defamation and targeted by spyware in Thailand Published at 22.08.2022 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling protest criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened youth protest disruption women surveillance HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lankan President continues crackdown on activists and protesters, including use of anti-terror law Published at 25.08.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law youth protest disruption harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Nicaragua: closure of CSOs, community radio stations, and television cable channel Published at 23.08.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure office raid censorship religious groups journalist detained environmental rights restrictive law harassment women labour rights travel ban HRD prosecuted indigenous groups prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship youth protest protest disruption Read more
Amid protests, censorship and persecution of Uyghurs and activists in China, Xi Jinping seeks third term Published at 01.09.2022 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation censorship surveillance women minority groups negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Nicaragua: cierre de OSC, radios comunitarias y un canal de televisión por cable Published at 02.09.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban HRD prosecuted prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship women indigenous groups religious groups labour rights protest self censorship youth protest disruption office raid restrictive law CSO closure harassment journalist detained environmental rights Read more
