Regional and national civil society condemn Thai government's new media law Published at 06.06.2017 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted Read more
Russian government continues to prevent protests and suppress dissent Published at 16.05.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist prevention of protest office raid CSO closure protestor(s) detained minority groups religious groups attack on journalist excessive force protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Citizen movements targetted by authorities for peaceful activism Published at 04.05.2017 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs harassment HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists and activists remain in detention on terrorism charges Published at 01.08.2017 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrests, detentions and murders: Crackdown on media continues Published at 04.12.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist self censorship bureaucratic restriction women public vilification restrictive law journalist detained censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Environmental and land rights defenders threatened and sued Published at 01.08.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women excessive force protest environmental rights censorship HRD prosecuted private sector land rights Read more
New Russian laws to further limit internet use and curtail freedom of expression Published at 24.07.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained protest disruption CSO closure HRD prosecuted Read more
HRDs arrested and subjected to ill-treatment in UAE prisons Published at 09.06.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted internet restriction Read more
Omani authorities restrict free expression through censorship and arrests of activists Published at 09.06.2017 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction journalist detained censorship HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Justice advocates and government critics continue to feel the heat in Kazakhstan Published at 12.06.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Two months after mass protests, activists remain in custody and journalists harrassed Published at 15.06.2017 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained women intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Activists attacked and arrested while impunity prevails Published at 20.06.2017 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted attack on HRD intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force private sector women release of HRDs attack on journalist labour rights protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Exiled journalist kidnapped in Georgia and now in the hands of Azerbaijani police Published at 16.06.2017 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment political interference journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Tajik NGOs, journalists and lawyers under pressure in a repressive state Published at 23.06.2017 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship intimidation harassment HRD detained protest internet restriction political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted Read more
Critical voices arrested and protests prohibited in Niger Published at 23.06.2017 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained prevention of protest HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Authorities continue to harass and intimidate journalists and activists Published at 28.06.2017 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Rubber bullets, tear gas and arrests as police break up pride protest Published at 03.07.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption LGBTI CSO closure travel ban HRD detained excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Litany of abuses continues, even under Expo-2017 spotlight Published at 01.08.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups intimidation HRD detained torture/ill-treatment labour rights internet restriction restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Several activists released but human rights situation remains worrisome Published at 16.08.2017 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted positive court ruling HRD prosecuted protest release of HRDs Read more
People take a stand against corruption, protesting criminal code reform Published at 11.10.2017 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling violent protest labour rights positive court ruling protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force censorship protestor(s) detained political interference HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in prison Published at 28.08.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist women HRD detained religious groups HRD prosecuted Read more
