People take to the streets ahead of EU elections Published at 24.05.2019 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship restrictive law Read more
Legislation threatens freedom of expression Published at 23.05.2019 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
CSOs in Slovenia face criticism and derogatory statements for environmental protection work Published at 30.07.2019 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights restrictive law public vilification Read more
Nepal attempts to tighten its grip on journalists and social media with new bills Published at 30.05.2019 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained restrictive law intimidation harassment censorship Read more
Bhutan urged to repeal criminal defamation laws during Human Right Council review Published at 17.07.2019 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law LGBTI self censorship criminal defamation positive CS development Read more
Tunisia civic space under threat by emergency bill and attempts to undermine transitional justice Published at 05.06.2019 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force CSO closure harassment criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship protest disruption office raid positive court ruling censorship LGBTI positive CS development negative court ruling protest sexual assault restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Hungary continues its regressive course restricting civic space Published at 14.05.2019 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption refugees and migrants negative court ruling prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions private sector Read more
Bangladesh authorities suppressing critics and restricting freedoms in refugee camps Published at 18.09.2019 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained indigenous groups refugees and migrants harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Fiji authorities suppress workers and attempt to silence activist Published at 18.06.2019 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest restrictive law intimidation harassment HRD detained labour rights censorship Read more
People protesting energy projects continue to be targeted for their activism Published at 06.06.2019 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protestor(s) detained LGBTI youth surveillance labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Protests remain lethal in Guinea Published at 21.08.2019 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth restrictive law protest disruption attack on journalist killing of protestors excessive force bureaucratic restriction protest journalist detained violent protest protestor(s) detained prevention of protest Read more
Indigenous communities in Colombia under attack Published at 26.11.2019 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD killing protest prevention of protest killing of protestors HRD threatened Read more
Sea rescue operations faced with high penalties for saving peoples’ lives in Italy Published at 27.06.2019 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants restrictive law violent protest Read more
Important reform of “gag law” that impedes freedom of expression stalled due to early elections Published at 16.04.2019 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women office raid restrictive law censorship protest non state actors Read more
New Restrictions on White House press correspondents Published at 24.05.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants restrictive law intimidation censorship labour rights protest Read more
Excessive police force against "Yellow Vest" protesters threatens freedom of assembly Published at 21.02.2019 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained positive court ruling youth intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force protest violent protest restrictive law non state actors Read more
Human Right Council calls on Brunei to review legislation limiting fundamental freedoms Published at 19.07.2019 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
Poland: Attempts to compromise the judiciary, a threat on media independence and attacks on LGBTQIA+ Published at 12.02.2020 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship protest disruption protest LGBTI Read more
Ongoing use of defamation laws raises questions of Malaysia’s reform credentials Published at 25.07.2019 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance restrictive law protestor(s) detained land rights protest disruption indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation Read more
Authoritarian constitutional amendments tighten Egypt’s iron grip on civic space Published at 09.05.2019 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance censorship internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law LGBTI harassment protestor(s) detained Read more
Egypt parliament approved new draft NGO law - a continuation of state crack down on CSOs Published at 08.08.2019 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction restrictive law Read more
