Independent broadcasting hangs in the balance as elections loom, civil society & media hit hard by loss of US funding Published at 30.03.2025 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained labour rights protest intimidation Read more
Activists face repression around and following the Vietnam Communist Party congress Published at 29.03.2021 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained women torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Journalists killed and civil society calls for international support Published at 05.07.2017 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist women journalist detained harassment attack on journalist protest non state actors Read more
Kazakhstan: A tightening grip on civil society: ongoing persecution of activists across the country Published at 23.12.2019 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women release of HRDs harassment surveillance HRD detained refusal of registration criminal defamation protest prevention of protest HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted 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
Shrinking space for civil society in pre-election Kyrgyzstan Published at 01.05.2017 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation public vilification torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions journalist detained surveillance Read more
Environmental rights defender killed as authorities label activists as ‘terrorists’ Published at 27.03.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment HRD detained HRD killing protest political interference private sector censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
After disputed elections, a resilient civil society powers through relentlessly Published at 30.10.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists subjected to threats, intimidation, protesters killed ahead of legislative elections of 31st July 2022 Published at 29.07.2022 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption positive CS development excessive force public vilification prevention of protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained Read more
JUSTICE FOR LAND RIGHTS ACTIVIST, SIKHOSIPHI RHADEBE: CIVIL SOCIETY WRITES OPEN LETTER TO SOUTH AFRI Published at 25.05.2016 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing Read more
Online activists targeted and brutal killings highlight difficulties Omani women face Published at 30.12.2022 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained women torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Bangladesh: Crackdown on the political opposition and activists continues ahead of elections Published at 14.12.2023 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force labour rights enforced disappearance killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Fears of increased smear campaign against civil society in Estonia as elections approach Published at 23.01.2019 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants political interference harassment non state actors protest public vilification Read more
Myanmar junta continues to arrest, torture activists despite global outrage around executions Published at 15.09.2022 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Mongolia: UN raises concerns around investigation into environmental activist and need to amend human rights defenders law Published at 10.10.2023 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women environmental rights Read more
Election results challenged; civil society reacts with protests Published at 24.05.2023 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest censorship Read more
Ahead of Sri Lanka elections, lawyers, journalists and activists arrested, threatened and harassed Published at 17.07.2020 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Human rights defenders and online activists targeted ahead of elections Published at 14.11.2016 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban HRD detained Read more
CIVICUS Monitor speaks to Kenyan activist in aftermath of election Published at 14.08.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption killing of protestors violent protest political interference protest Read more
Indonesian authorities criminalise activists, violently suppress protests around Papua Published at 19.05.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment criminal defamation extractive industries killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Civil society decries snap presidential election as not free and fair Published at 28.05.2018 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship political interference protest Read more
