Adoption of Counter-Terrorism Bill by Parliament sparks concerns among press freedom advocates Published at 27.05.2025 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Politically motivated prosecutions amid declining media and civic space Published at 27.05.2025 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship place restrictions office raid religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Large and sustained protests against government’s pro-Russian stance and Foreign Agent Law Published at 28.05.2025 Country Slovakia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law access to info. law Read more
China: Regime continues to jail activists and target critical artists, film makers and musicians Published at 29.05.2025 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Un polémico decreto presidencial restringe la labor de la sociedad civil; personas manifestantes por el derecho a la tierra son víctimas de amenazas Published at 30.05.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
Protests erupt in response to ban on LGBTQI+ events, introduction of facial recognition technology Published at 24.04.2025 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI protest disruption journalist detained travel ban HRD detained protest public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law surveillance Read more
Freedoms under threat as Uzbekistan continues to put pressure on journalists and human rights defenders Published at 04.06.2025 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation transnational repression travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation public vilification torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Attacks and harassment against environmental and Indigenous defenders highlight protection failure Published at 08.06.2025 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation excessive force criminal defamation public vilification enforced disappearance censorship private sector positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Controversial law on magisterial inquiry adopted; Two additional convictions for role in journalist’s murder Published at 12.06.2025 Country Malta Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction women criminal defamation protest restrictive law Read more
Mongolia: Anti-corruption protests lead to resignation of prime minister as crackdown on journalists persists Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth harassment protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance Read more
Mali’s military government outlaws political parties and suppresses public demonstrations Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mali Tags: protest disruption HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
India: Critical commentary on the conflict with Pakistan censored, journalists targeted while communities face military operations Published at 19.06.2025 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women minority groups intimidation harassment labour rights protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
El acoso y las agresiones contra las personas defensoras del medioambiente y líderes indígenas evidencian el fracaso del marco legal de protección Published at 24.06.2025 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation excessive force criminal defamation public vilification enforced disappearance censorship private sector positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Sri Lanka: New government silences dissent and disrupts protests while impunity for past crimes persists Published at 30.06.2025 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women minority groups harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Vietnam: Regime criminalises activists on trumped up charges and labels aid group as ‘terrorists’ Published at 01.07.2025 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted land rights minority groups negative court ruling public vilification religious groups restrictive law Read more
Papua New Guinea: Facebook briefly blocked, journalists sacked while concerns increase about lawsuits to silence expression Published at 09.07.2025 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling internet restriction prevention of protest political interference restrictive law Read more
Cambodia: Activists, journalists and opposition leaders detained, denied bail while dissidents may face citizenship revocation Published at 10.07.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Malaysia: Restrictive laws deployed by police to criminalise dissent, ban books and harass protesters Published at 16.07.2025 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption office raid women youth intimidation harassment positive CS development HRD detained travel ban criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Indonesia: Civic space regresses with targeting of activists, brutal crackdown on protests and problematic law revisions Published at 17.07.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Le gouvernement militaire du Mali interdit les partis politiques et réprime les manifestations publiques Published at 30.06.2025 Country Mali Tags: protest disruption HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Philippines: Activists face red-tagging, arbitrary arrests and financing terrorism charges around mid-term elections Published at 24.07.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women harassment HRD detained HRD killing enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
