Freedoms under attack with legislation restricting protests and hostility toward journalists Published at 25.11.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification youth restrictive law refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation positive CS development time,place restrictions attack on journalist protestor(s) detained labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Ongoing attacks against environmental activists and journalists in India while critics harassed Published at 10.09.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment environmental rights protestor(s) detained HRD detained attack on journalist criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment extractive industries time,place restrictions non state actors HRD threatened office raid attack on HRD restrictive law minority groups land rights Read more
National Assembly adopts amendments to Criminal Code: restrictions to freedom of expression Published at 25.09.2019 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
Concerns rise over new NGO law Published at 15.03.2019 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women restrictive law Read more
Activists concerned about counter-terror laws while impunity for past crimes persists Published at 13.03.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest attack on journalist restrictive law Read more
West Papuan protests met with internet shutdown, arrests of activists and excessive force Published at 11.09.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened HRD prosecuted minority groups killing of protestors intimidation internet restriction restrictive law prevention of protest protestor(s) detained harassment excessive force criminal defamation violent protest Read more
Activists, lawyers and critics continue to face harassment and defamation charges in Thailand Published at 29.11.2019 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation positive court ruling harassment criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Civil society space narrowing in Austria as CSOs face smear campaign and restrictions Published at 25.04.2019 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference restrictive law intimidation environmental rights censorship criminal defamation public vilification Read more
Whistleblower reveals government monitoring journalists and activists due to their work Published at 29.04.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained positive court ruling youth refugees and migrants religious groups intimidation surveillance environmental rights Read more
Museveni endorsed for 6th term, as opposition leaders continue to face harassment Published at 30.04.2019 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling excessive force prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist journalist detained Read more
Some positive civic space developments, but more to be done to keep promises Published at 01.05.2019 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: people with disabilities positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation harassment positive CS development protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
EU signs trade deal with Vietnam despite ongoing suppression of civic freedoms Published at 15.07.2019 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Civic space in Gaza under severe restriction by both external and internal security forces Published at 22.05.2019 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained journalist detained excessive force killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment surveillance non state actors attack on journalist protest disruption office raid negative court ruling restrictive law HRD threatened Read more
Singapore parliament passes ‘Online Falsehoods Bill’ despite civil society concerns Published at 09.05.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD prosecuted criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment and attacks on activists and critics in India persist Published at 13.05.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries torture/ill-treatment youth women attack on HRD restrictive law harassment HRD detained excessive force HRD threatened criminal defamation environmental rights protest enforced disappearance land rights Read more
UK anti-terror legislative and judicial steps threaten civil rights and freedom Published at 16.05.2019 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling journalist detained criminal defamation protestor(s) detained protest environmental rights restrictive law non state actors Read more
Ruling party steps up harassment to silence critical journalists and media outlets Published at 27.05.2019 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation political interference positive court ruling LGBTI funding restriction protest women censorship religious groups harassment restrictive law attack on journalist public vilification non state actors Read more
Diez periodistas asesinados en México este año mientras aumenta la violencia contra los medios Published at 12.09.2019 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on HRD attack on journalist protest killing of journalist violent protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Dispersal of protests continues to be a major challenge to peaceful assembly Published at 23.05.2019 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women refugees and migrants protest prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions people with disabilities Read more
