Bleak outlook for Chinese civil society in 2017 Published at 15.02.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction private sector protest Read more
Growing concern over the continuous persecution of civil society, journalists and activists Published at 13.03.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction prevention of protest Read more
Upcoming referendum could further curtail civic freedoms Published at 15.03.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption CSO closure travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force internet restriction violent protest censorship Read more
Regional and national civil society condemn Thai government's new media law Published at 06.06.2017 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted Read more
Cameroon's crackdown continues as journalist convicted on terrorism charges Published at 21.04.2017 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment minority groups protest internet restriction access to info. law Read more
The purge continues: protests turn violent, websites blocked and 4,000 civil servants dismissed Published at 02.05.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest disruption CSO closure labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained Read more
Police use excessive force to disperse teachers' protest Published at 11.05.2017 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest censorship access to info. law Read more
Iranian authorities censor media ahead of presidential elections Published at 12.05.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women prevention of protest travel ban HRD detained protestor(s) detained censorship Read more
Civil society under greater threat as draconian law comes into force Published at 05.06.2017 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD threatened funding restriction intimidation HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted Read more
Civil society pushes for changes in Ecuador with new President in power Published at 11.08.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction release of HRDs Read more
Digital rights organisation forced to censor post on gender-based violence Published at 22.03.2017 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction attack on journalist access to info. law women LGBTI Read more
Activist released then detained by police two weeks later Published at 22.03.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained labour rights protest internet restriction positive CS development prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment access to info. law Read more
Kyrgyz president slams HRDs' efforts Published at 03.07.2017 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened environmental rights protest disruption harassment travel ban excessive force criminal defamation public vilification prevention of protest censorship surveillance minority groups attack on journalist negative court ruling internet restriction restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society mobilises to prevent social media regulation Published at 24.03.2017 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction access to info. law violent protest labour rights Read more
Security forces fire on protesters in Baghdad and journalist killed in Mosul Published at 30.03.2017 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors killing of journalist time,place restrictions access to info. law Read more
Despite the severe crackdown, protests endure, marking 100 days on the streets Published at 11.07.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment killing of protestors attack on journalist censorship excessive force protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Repression and criminalisation of protests continue in Venezuela Published at 19.05.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation excessive force harassment public vilification attack on journalist protest disruption internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Russian social media, websites and TV blocked in Ukraine on national security grounds Published at 07.06.2017 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship internet restriction Read more
HRD killed and journalists attacked by Ugandan People's Defence Forces Published at 27.07.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation journalist detained surveillance attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society calls for the immediate release of women human rights defender Atena Daemi Published at 14.07.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women release of HRDs travel ban journalist detained labour rights excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
China increases pressure on dissidents ahead of Communist Party Congress Published at 12.10.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants HRD detained protest disruption protest enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance Read more
