Further deterioration of press freedom in Ghana Published at 11.12.2019 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid attack on journalist access to info. law intimidation journalist detained non state actors Read more
Activists criminalised and continuous delegitimisation of press in Brazil Published at 07.01.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid HRD prosecuted minority groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained public vilification political interference positive court ruling restrictive law bureaucratic restriction environmental rights Read more
NGOs raided by Israeli forces, news websites blocked Published at 17.02.2020 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest office raid negative court ruling excessive force censorship Read more
Chile: Feminist anthem goes viral and sustained protests lead to referendum on a new constitution Published at 19.02.2020 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid attack on journalist surveillance positive CS development youth women killing of journalist excessive force labour rights killing of protestors protest violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Protesters, activists, journalists & aid workers attacked, kidnapped, killed, as protests escalate Published at 25.02.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: youth HRD detained protest disruption intimidation office raid killing of journalist excessive force enforced disappearance attack on HRD CSO closure harassment HRD killing killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors women attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Cuba bans defenders from travelling and exposes their families to harassment Published at 27.02.2020 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation journalist detained release of HRDs harassment travel ban HRD detained Read more
Honduras’ new criminal code continues to concern human rights organisations Published at 02.04.2020 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid restrictive law intimidation harassment censorship attack on journalist Read more
Systematic persecution of CSO activists; attacks on freedom of expression and assembly continue Published at 20.05.2020 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest excessive force protestor(s) detained prevention of protest political interference censorship HRD threatened women restrictive law protest disruption office raid intimidation minority groups journalist detained release of HRDs harassment HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Venezuela reprime las actividades de la sociedad civil y restringe su financiación Published at 07.06.2021 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction funding restriction office raid journalist detained Read more
COVID-19 used to curtail freedom of expression further Published at 24.06.2020 Country Morocco Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI office raid harassment protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Malaysian police ramp up persecution of Al Jazeera, journalists and activists to stifle criticism Published at 05.08.2020 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid refugees and migrants women harassment HRD detained criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Independent Fact-Finding Mission a welcome step, but violations against HRDs, journalists continue Published at 21.08.2020 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained office raid surveillance harassment attack on journalist HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD threatened Read more
HRD Azimjan Askarov dies in prison amid growing pressure on civil society and media Published at 31.08.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest internet restriction protest disruption office raid attack on journalist HRD detained restrictive law Read more
Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections Published at 08.09.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI office raid attack on HRD CSO closure criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Judicial harassment of journalist and attacks against Indigenous rights defenders in Guatemala Published at 29.10.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened youth office raid attack on HRD HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted public vilification non state actors women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest land rights Read more
El Salvador’s Congress creates group to investigate harassment of the press using state funds Published at 14.09.2020 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights protest Read more
Civil society in the Philippines decry restrictive laws, smear campaigns and judicial harassment Published at 01.04.2020 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid harassment HRD detained labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Attacks on journalists and freedom of expression persist, #SayNoToSocialMediaBill campaign Published at 01.04.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist office raid intimidation harassment protest HRD detained excessive force killing of journalist restrictive law journalist detained HRD threatened non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women religious groups release of HRDs Read more
El Congreso crea un grupo para investigar el acoso a la prensa financiado con fondos estatales Published at 17.09.2020 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights women office raid intimidation harassment positive CS development protest Read more
Two weeks of barricades in Bolivia after presidential election postponed to October 2020 Published at 28.09.2020 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened non state actors Read more
China deploys security law against Hong Kong activists as persecution of critics and Uighurs persist Published at 06.10.2020 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained harassment torture/ill-treatment youth HRD detained censorship HRD prosecuted protest office raid minority groups restrictive law protestor(s) detained prevention of protest Read more
