Growing protection concerns as journalists in Greece targeted by violent actors Published at 18.06.2019 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants minority groups harassment positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation protest violent protest non state actors Read more
Bangladesh authorities suppressing critics and restricting freedoms in refugee camps Published at 18.09.2019 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained indigenous groups refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
18 attacks against freedom of expression documented in a year Published at 04.07.2019 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest criminal defamation Read more
Environmental activists face harassment and attacks Published at 15.05.2019 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries journalist detained protestor(s) detained youth harassment HRD killing excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist HRD threatened prevention of protest killing of protestors HRD prosecuted non state actors women environmental rights indigenous groups protest sexual assault land rights Read more
New crackdown on opposition protests: at least 350 arrested after defying protest ban Published at 03.07.2019 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling criminal defamation Read more
Proposed money laundering register concerning for freedom of civil society Published at 25.02.2019 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest intimidation attack on journalist protest refugees and migrants criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Misuse of ICCPR Act and judicial system to stifle freedom of expression in Sri Lanka Published at 05.07.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups censorship journalist detained criminal defamation Read more
Human Right Council calls on Brunei to review legislation limiting fundamental freedoms Published at 19.07.2019 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
Ongoing use of defamation laws raises questions of Malaysia’s reform credentials Published at 25.07.2019 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance restrictive law protestor(s) detained land rights protest disruption indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation Read more
Kazakhstan: Change of power and marred elections, protests and crackdowns Published at 19.08.2019 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption surveillance intimidation protest prevention of protest harassment labour rights HRD detained refusal of registration time,place restrictions LGBTI journalist detained non state actors censorship attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force women positive court ruling criminal defamation youth Read more
Political pressure stifles NGOs and hampers investigative journalism Published at 04.08.2019 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI criminal defamation protest political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Improvements in media freedom treated with caution by Croatian journalists Published at 31.07.2019 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women censorship positive CS development HRD threatened criminal defamation Read more
Sustained attack on civic freedoms in Myanmar with ongoing prosecutions and internet blackout Published at 16.08.2019 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained land rights HRD detained excessive force restrictive law criminal defamation protest HRD prosecuted censorship journalist detained internet restriction extractive industries Read more
Protests in Indonesia against weakening of labour laws as activists and critics are silenced Published at 16.04.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation labour rights excessive force LGBTI harassment criminal defamation women indigenous groups HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest restrictive law land rights Read more
Singapore authorities threaten editor with libel and smear critical online news sites Published at 27.09.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law criminal defamation harassment censorship protest public vilification Read more
Defamation laws being used to silence criticism in Samoa Published at 27.09.2019 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation LGBTI Read more
Journalists attacked, CSO event raided by authorities Published at 09.10.2019 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI office raid harassment time,place restrictions attack on journalist surveillance criminal defamation Read more
Restrictive bills still being pushed by Nepali lawmakers as protests around Xi’s visit stifled Published at 16.10.2019 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained land rights indigenous groups Read more
Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down Published at 16.10.2019 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD violent protest intimidation excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law attack on journalist public vilification killing of protestors journalist detained protest protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment internet restriction censorship youth protest disruption release of HRDs Read more
Constitutional amendment sparks concern about democratic institutions in the Dominican Republic Published at 18.10.2019 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling prevention of protest violent protest criminal defamation protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Protests against constitutional changes : at least 9 killed, several activists sentenced to prison Published at 22.10.2019 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling excessive force protestor(s) detained criminal defamation killing of protestors protest disruption harassment HRD detained violent protest time,place restrictions HRD prosecuted Read more
