Malaysian government continues to silence dissent with emergency and repressive laws Published at 07.04.2021 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI negative court ruling criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Coupure d'internet lors des élections présidentielles ; arrestation d'un militant et éditeur Published at 07.04.2021 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction journalist detained criminal defamation Read more
Arrests, deadly attacks on protest movement escalate despite condemnation, sanctions on Myanmar Published at 09.04.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest protest disruption intimidation internet restriction harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained censorship surveillance Read more
Alarming number of journalists assaulted, threatened, intimidated Published at 12.04.2021 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship attack on journalist intimidation Read more
Student protests calling for academic freedom met with excessive force, LGBTI students targeted Published at 25.02.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights restrictive law positive court ruling excessive force LGBTI women youth harassment protest HRD detained censorship negative court ruling prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
CSOs call for protection of the right to peaceful assembly during the pandemic Published at 30.04.2021 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights funding restriction women protest violent protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Freedom of expression on a steady decline, accountability for police brutality an elusive feat Published at 19.04.2021 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs attack on journalist censorship HRD detained negative court ruling protestor(s) detained labour rights protest LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation sexual assault violent protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Positive press freedom rankings for Taiwan but ban on Chinese flag and book raises concerns Published at 29.04.2021 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship Read more
Turkmenistan: New internet restrictions, new cases of persecution of outspoken activists Published at 03.05.2021 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained surveillance internet restriction intimidation harassment protest Read more
Indian authorities continue to stifle dissent and persecute activists despite pandemic surge Published at 04.05.2021 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship attack on HRD protest journalist detained criminal defamation public vilification HRD threatened Read more
Brunei drops two places in global press freedom rankings Published at 05.05.2021 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship restrictive law Read more
Expansion of prison camps in North Korea as people suffer from COVID-19 restrictions Published at 25.05.2021 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship torture/ill-treatment labour rights Read more
Canada: Natural gas pipeline project on Wet’suwet’en territory sparks national protests Published at 26.03.2020 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained extractive industries time,place restrictions protest disruption indigenous groups environmental rights intimidation harassment censorship labour rights protest journalist detained land rights Read more
Crackdown on activists, protesters continue in Myanmar despite ASEAN summit and global calls Published at 12.05.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing protest disruption office raid protest excessive force attack on HRD restrictive law women HRD detained torture/ill-treatment internet restriction criminal defamation public vilification censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Increase of defamation and insult fines threaten freedom of press and expression Published at 01.04.2021 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship restrictive law Read more
Wiretapping of journalists raises red flag for press freedom Published at 12.05.2021 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest censorship surveillance Read more
Janša’s government continues its attack on media freedom; spreads misinformation about CSOs Published at 13.05.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship positive court ruling LGBTI youth intimidation harassment protest public vilification non state actors Read more
Systematic persecution of activists, journalists and critics in mainland China and Hong Kong Published at 19.05.2021 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling journalist detained HRD prosecuted labour rights enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment minority groups intimidation restrictive law harassment travel ban censorship HRD detained HRD killing Read more
Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues Published at 19.05.2021 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship positive CS development bureaucratic restriction attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling censorship refusal of registration protest internet restriction restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests against tax reform lead thousands to the streets in Colombia, face brutal police repression Published at 19.05.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights excessive force attack on journalist criminal defamation violent protest women public vilification sexual assault killing of protestors youth protest disruption negative court ruling censorship protestor(s) detained indigenous groups environmental rights protest attack on HRD internet restriction land rights HRD killing non state actors Read more
Smear campaigns against the media and CSOs continue Published at 30.04.2021 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment protest public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
