State briefly suspends PNG journalist after critical reporting at APEC summit Published at 14.03.2019 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship refugees and migrants political interference protest Read more
Civic freedoms in Cuba becoming increasingly restrained Published at 04.07.2019 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained LGBTI women minority groups intimidation protest censorship non state actors Read more
Political crisis undermines civic space freedoms Published at 19.03.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid harassment censorship attack on journalist excessive force journalist detained protest protestor(s) detained enforced disappearance internet restriction HRD threatened non state actors killing of protestors Read more
Civil society boycotts public broadcaster after 1,000+ lawsuits Published at 16.04.2019 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: women criminal defamation political interference bureaucratic restriction intimidation censorship 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
April 2019 legislative elections marred by civic space violations Published at 28.11.2019 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained 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
Sociopolitical crisis triggers attacks against HRDs Published at 23.04.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors Read more
The EU adopts important benchmarks, as repression continues in Turkmenistan Published at 29.04.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction religious groups intimidation harassment travel ban censorship 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
LGBTI community targeted in El Salvador Published at 21.03.2019 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment censorship labour rights protest Read more
Turkmenistan: The state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death Published at 03.12.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive CS development public vilification intimidation Read more
New Australian law to crackdown on violent videos on social media may lead to censorship Published at 17.04.2019 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups extractive industries minority groups censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights 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
UN expert reports of ‘a near-total lack of space for freedom of expression’ in Laos Published at 06.05.2019 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance censorship surveillance torture/ill-treatment 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
Escalating concerns over right to privacy and freedom of expression on the net in South Korea Published at 14.05.2019 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation censorship protestor(s) detained protest protest disruption women Read more
30th April 2019: another peak in repression Published at 14.05.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups harassment protestor(s) detained attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction violent protest censorship HRD threatened 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
Serbia's iron grip on media under the spotlight as new information emerges Published at 16.09.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship attack on journalist public vilification political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
