Civic space takes further hit from Taliban's deplorable NGO ban for women as activists and journalists continued to be targeted Published at 22.02.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Attempts to silence HRDs through arrests and imprisonment Published at 21.06.2022 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women harassment HRD detained excessive force protest sexual assault censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests for academic freedom met with excessive force, journalist under surveillance Published at 30.06.2022 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling youth refugees and migrants intimidation labour rights harassment positive CS development excessive force surveillance protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Protest movement pushes Sri Lankan president to resign despite harassment, arrests and attacks Published at 13.07.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist protest disruption protestor(s) detained killing of protestors intimidation excessive force Read more
Argentina: Journalists harassed and threatened Published at 29.07.2022 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation sexual assault harassment HRD detained excessive force extractive industries non state actors women protestor(s) detained indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest land rights Read more
Authorities declare nationwide curfew amid deadly protests sparked by the rising cost of living Published at 12.08.2022 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
La manifestation contre la « gestion unilatérale de la transition » par la junte militaire s'est soldée par plusieurs arrestations, blessés et morts Published at 10.08.2022 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation non state actors harassment HRD detained journalist detained excessive force release of HRDs prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted time,place restrictions Read more
Students detained and suspended over university protests; Women’s rights protests met with repressions Published at 03.01.2022 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Several killed, injured, arrested in protest against the military junta’s “unilateral management of the transition” Published at 03.08.2022 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs attack on journalist violent protest HRD acquitted journalist detained protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained HRD detained excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions non state actors HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists and critics continue to be targeted despite political transition in Pakistan Published at 16.08.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protest disruption harassment attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Repression continues with new wave of protests Published at 15.12.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption Read more
Excessive force used against protesters while journalists at risk in Nepal Published at 16.03.2022 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civic freedoms restricted ahead of 24th August general elections Published at 23.08.2022 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD threatened attack on journalist labour rights youth protest protest disruption intimidation HRD detained excessive force violent protest criminal defamation prevention of protest HRD acquitted killing of protestors time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lankan President continues crackdown on activists and protesters, including use of anti-terror law Published at 25.08.2022 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law youth protest disruption harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Amid protests, censorship and persecution of Uyghurs and activists in China, Xi Jinping seeks third term Published at 01.09.2022 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation censorship surveillance women minority groups negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrests, excessive force around protests in Nepal while journalists remain at risk Published at 05.09.2022 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force killing of protestors journalist detained protest disruption women minority groups intimidation attack on journalist protestor(s) detained Read more
Deteriorating press freedom trend continues Published at 08.09.2022 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on journalist excessive force protest extractive industries intimidation protest disruption violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
A year of Taliban rule leaves civic space decimated in Afghanistan Published at 08.09.2022 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women journalist detained restrictive law intimidation attack on journalist excessive force Read more
Escalating tensions & crackdown on human rights defenders & journalists Published at 12.09.2022 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest intimidation harassment HRD detained journalist detained excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests staged for workers’ rights, incidents against journalists Published at 04.08.2022 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women harassment attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests escalate in Afghanistan as frustration with Taliban rule and abuses grow Published at 28.11.2022 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction HRD threatened Read more
