Journalists and activists continue to be given long jail sentences on fabricated charges nearly two years on from the illegal coup Published at 31.12.2022 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained LGBTI women surveillance protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Increasing internet censorship and ongoing persecution of dissenting voices, despite some releases Published at 30.12.2022 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment internet restriction release of HRDs attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained restrictive law HRD threatened Read more
Escalating attacks on women journalists, the new bill criminalises misinformation further stifling free speech Published at 02.08.2022 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction youth office raid intimidation restrictive law harassment HRD detained excessive force prevention of protest journalist detained censorship positive court ruling protestor(s) detained LGBTI women refugees and migrants attack on journalist labour rights HRD prosecuted Read more
Repression intensifies as Hirak protests resume Published at 15.12.2021 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained restrictive law intimidation HRD detained protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
CSOs & Opposition bear the brunt of intensified crackdown on Association & Assembly Published at 30.12.2022 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation HRD detained protest public vilification political interference protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Amid the war, more proposed legislative changes could further stifle CSOs and Media Published at 15.06.2022 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction HRD detained political interference protest Read more
Public meetings and protests banned; activist arrested for defamation Published at 25.03.2022 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted HRD detained prevention of protest HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
UAE civil society fears crackdown ahead of COP28 Published at 30.12.2022 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained release of HRDs Read more
Online activists targeted and brutal killings highlight difficulties Omani women face Published at 30.12.2022 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained women torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Israeli occupation forces raid, damage and seal offices of several CSOs; Jerusalem born French-Palestinian lawyer exiled to France Published at 27.12.2022 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained censorship office raid attack on HRD journalist detained Read more
Mass protests over fuel prices erupt across the country Published at 30.12.2022 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction violent protest journalist detained HRD detained protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
One year after the coup, civic space violations continue unabated Published at 29.12.2022 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD detained women refusal of registration excessive force attack on journalist sexual assault enforced disappearance killing of protestors protest torture/ill-treatment office raid intimidation harassment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction internet restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Mass arrests of activists, restrictive draft laws and widening campaign against ‘’false’’ information Published at 11.11.2022 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest positive court ruling intimidation harassment public vilification HRD acquitted travel ban HRD detained restrictive law internet restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Cambodian authorities detain union leader, criminalise and threaten the opposition and block protest video Published at 30.01.2023 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained women restrictive law intimidation negative court ruling labour rights censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Investigative journalist pressured into revealing sources, detained overnight; activist arrested Published at 30.08.2022 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained intimidation Read more
Trade unionist and pro-democracy activist Jean-Rémy Yama remains incarcerated 11 months after his arbitrary arrest Published at 03.02.2023 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained prevention of protest HRD prosecuted Read more
45 protesters receive suspended prison sentences for peaceful sit-in Published at 04.01.2023 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD detained protest disruption intimidation Read more
Cuba: frustration over power shortages leads to recurrent protests Published at 01.10.2022 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protestor(s) detained harassment travel ban HRD detained surveillance protest Read more
Le syndicaliste et militant prodémocratie Jean-Rémy Yama est toujours en prison onze mois après son arrestation arbitraire Published at 10.02.2023 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protest disruption HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Prominent HRD acquitted, several other HRDs and journalists targeted with detention Published at 28.02.2023 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI youth HRD detained negative court ruling HRD acquitted journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Continuous crackdown on civil society Published at 11.03.2023 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
