Somaliland: Media and journalists face new wave of attacks Published at 30.11.2022 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation killing of journalist harassment HRD acquitted protest disruption release of HRDs office raid protest CSO closure attack on journalist censorship internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained HRD prosecuted 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
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
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
PCCA activist acquitted after 17 month detention Published at 30.12.2022 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted journalist detained positive court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Widespread impunity for ‘Bloody January’ violations, pressure on media and targeting of activists Published at 18.03.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ecuadorean environmental defenders at risk Published at 12.04.2023 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification killing of journalist extractive industries bureaucratic restriction private sector HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
UN office faces termination, proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill raises concerns Published at 19.04.2023 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained criminal defamation positive court ruling LGBTI release of HRDs attack on journalist protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
En Ecuador, el peligro acecha a las personas defensoras del medioambiente Published at 24.04.2023 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification killing of journalist extractive industries private sector bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights land rights Read more
Human rights organisations call for the release of journalists and woman human rights defender Fatima Saleh Al-Arwali Published at 25.04.2023 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling release of HRDs HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Landmark judgment affirms the rights to association and equality Published at 10.04.2023 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Journalist’s sentence upheld, HRDs acquitted Published at 31.05.2023 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling HRD killing negative court ruling political interference HRD acquitted HRD prosecuted Read more
Arbitrary arrest, judicial harassment of HRD Published at 20.02.2023 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained protest HRD acquitted HRD prosecuted Read more
No real space for opposition activities in ‘’new Kazakhstan’’ Published at 25.07.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Judicial harassment of activists continues; at least three killed in pro-democracy protests, clashes Published at 31.01.2023 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption time, place restrictions positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Guinea: HRDs acquitted, but continue to face harassment; press freedom violations soar Published at 14.08.2023 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling place restrictions protest disruption release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Guinée : des défenseurs des droits humains acquittés, mais toujours harcelés ; explosion des violations de la liberté de la presse Published at 21.08.2023 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling place restrictions protest disruption release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Reprieve for Maasai protestors, MPs mull tougher anti-LGBTQI+ law Published at 28.04.2023 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups positive CS development HRD acquitted land rights Read more
Philippines: Activists face judicial harassment, abductions and being designated as terrorists Published at 11.10.2023 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD killing labour rights protest public vilification enforced disappearance restrictive law HRD acquitted HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Alarm raised over increasing government censorship online, court frees detained journalist Published at 29.01.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation killing of journalist internet restriction HRD acquitted censorship Read more
Thailand: Activists criminalised including in the Deep South while Move Forward party faces disbandment Published at 20.03.2024 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women minority groups transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
