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Freedom of expression under severe threat as journalist and writer killed in Iraq
Published at
26.02.2019
Country
Iraq
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- killing of journalist
Human rights groups decry deteriorating situation as peace agreement remains unimplemented
Published at
05.09.2019
Country
South Sudan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- criminal defamation
- political interference
- censorship
- women
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
Laos increases controls on social media news sites while anti-land grab protesters jailed
Published at
05.09.2019
Country
Laos
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- release of HRDs
- minority groups
- enforced disappearance
- land rights
Peace deal in CAR : questions on ensuring accountability for war crimes and violations
Published at
03.04.2019
Country
Central African Republic
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest
Persistent suppression of critics in Bangladesh following elections
Published at
09.04.2019
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- labour rights
- protest
- censorship
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- women
- excessive force
De jeunes milices ciblent des partis d'opposition émergents
Published at
07.09.2019
Country
Burundi
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- positive court ruling
- religious groups
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- CSO closure
- political interference
- time,place restrictions
- negative court ruling
- censorship
- non state actors
Nepali government muzzling critical voices and introducing new restrictive laws
Published at
27.02.2019
Country
Nepal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- protest disruption
- restrictive law
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- criminal defamation
Online safety law raises fears of increased censorship in Fiji after hotly contested election
Published at
28.02.2019
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- restrictive law
- environmental rights
- censorship
- protest
- land rights
Prominent WHRD Israa Al-Ghomgham spared death penalty sentence
Published at
27.02.2019
Country
Saudi Arabia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- women
- torture/ill-treatment
- positive CS development
Two people killed during clashes, several journalists attacked during pre-electoral campaign rally
Published at
01.03.2019
Country
Senegal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- non state actors
Civil society groups denied registration while journalists and activists are being silenced
Published at
01.03.2019
Country
Pakistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- CSO closure
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Deux personnes tuées lors d'affrontements et plusieurs journalistes attaqués lors d'un meeting
Published at
05.03.2019
Country
Senegal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- non state actors
Persecution of activists continue while abuses against Uighurs remain in the spotlight
Published at
07.03.2019
Country
China
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- minority groups
- harassment
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- internet restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Ongoing crackdown on foreign media content and increased surveillance at the border
Published at
10.04.2019
Country
North Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- surveillance
- travel ban
Women on front line of peaceful protests bear the brunt of violent crackdown amid state of emergency
Published at
20.03.2019
Country
Sudan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- sexual assault
- violent protest
- youth
- protest disruption
- time,place restrictions
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- attack on HRD
- killing of protestors
- excessive force
- intimidation
- harassment
- women
- prevention of protest
- HRD detained
- censorship
- HRD killing
- political interference
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- HRD prosecuted
Media censored, activists silenced and opposition weakened ahead of Thai elections
Published at
21.03.2019
Country
Thailand
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- land rights
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
Maduro government tightens repression despite visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Published at
03.07.2019
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- censorship
- excessive force
- protest
Weekly "1 of 5 million" protests continue across Serbia
Published at
08.03.2019
Country
Serbia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest
- political interference
- non state actors
Prominent HRD’s lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh sentenced to 38 years imprisonment
Published at
13.03.2019
Country
Iran
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs
- censorship
- journalist detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
Attacks on Journalists and Expression continue
Published at
18.04.2019
Country
Somalia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- time,place restrictions
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- journalist detained