Environmental defenders face criminalisation in Paso Yobái; Journalists assaulted and threatened Published at 10.09.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth indigenous groups religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Slew of convictions for dissent Published at 18.09.2025 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling place restrictions intimidation travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling internet restriction prevention of protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Restrictions on media coverage during election coverage; Police raid FICSH headquarters in Amazonian province Published at 13.06.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest extractive industries violent protest restrictive law access to info. law Read more
China: Regime continues to criminalise activists, increase digital restrictions and deploy transnational repression against protesters Published at 22.09.2025 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted indigenous groups minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption restrictive law surveillance transnational repression women Read more
Constitutional Court judges vilified; Civil society curbed by new laws; Excessive force and criminalisation of EHRDs in Las Naves Published at 22.09.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship Read more
Nepal: Anti-corruption protests force political change despite violent crackdown Published at 23.09.2025 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Legal restrictions and ongoing targeting of pro-Palestine groups threaten freedom of assembly Published at 06.01.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction minority groups intimidation transnational repression positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force labour rights violent protest restrictive law access to info. law environmental rights Read more
Supreme Court of British Columbia finds police violated rights of Wet’suwet’en land defenders Published at 11.04.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction intimidation positive CS development labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law access to info. law HRD prosecuted Read more
Hong Kong: Ongoing criminalisation of expression, bounties on activists in exile and suppression of Tiananmen anniversary Published at 26.09.2025 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment prevention of protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Art exhibition cancelled for national security reasons Published at 30.09.2025 Country Andorra Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship political interference protest Read more
Criminalizan a personas defensoras del medioambiente en Paso Yobái; agreden y amenazan a profesionales del periodismo Published at 19.09.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth indigenous groups religious groups attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
South Korea: Student protesters arrested, anti-China protests restricted and concerns about privacy raised by UN expert Published at 06.10.2025 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest restrictive law time,place restrictions surveillance Read more
Fiji: Concerns around denial of protest permit, lack of protection for women human rights defenders, and online laws Published at 09.10.2025 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: women hrd prevention of protest restrictive law HRD threatened Read more
Mongolia: Rights group calls for repeal of restrictive provision while NGOs and human rights defenders face challenges Published at 13.10.2025 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest Read more
UN experts warn of ‘’chilling’’ impact as assault on media, journalists and activists intensifies Published at 14.10.2025 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Canada’s 2025 election year marked by rising disinformation and new federal and provincial laws curbing civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2025 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI indigenous groups women religious groups minority groups intimidation transnational repression positive CS development youth excessive force labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained environmental rights Read more
“Foreign agent” law adopted, in Republika Srpska, political pressure and intimidation of independent media increases Published at 10.07.2025 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Vilipendio contra miembros de la Corte Constitucional; nuevas leyes constriñen la sociedad civil; uso excesivo de la fuerza y criminalización de PDDHM en Las Naves Published at 30.09.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference restrictive law censorship Read more
Three political prisoners including journalist and protester released in US-facilitated deal; Relentless restrictions on civil society continue Published at 02.04.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure release of HRDs restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
New law introduced restricting protest rights. Parliament calls OSCE to examine provisions following police violence against pro-Palestine protesters Published at 21.10.2025 Country Cyprus Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption religious groups intimidation attack on journalist excessive force labour rights protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
New criminal law and Draft Cybercrime Bill in The Gambia threatens press freedom, freedom of expression and digital rights Published at 23.10.2025 Country Gambia Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
