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
Japan: Court throws out defamation lawsuit against journalist while activist sentenced in Okinawa for protests against US bases Published at 04.07.2025 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained 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
Pakistan: Authorities systematically target Baloch and other activists on baseless charges, block social media and criminalise journalists Published at 28.07.2025 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Severe assault on peaceful assembly & expression amid Israel's genocide in Gaza Published at 06.08.2025 Country Israel Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance non state actors women refugees and migrants release of HRDs negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained place restrictions Read more
Thailand: Ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defenders and protesters while civil society amnesty bill proposal rejected Published at 08.08.2025 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women transnational repression negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Controversial PVO Amendment Bill enacted, pressure on journalists continues Published at 30.05.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption negative court ruling protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
State Cracks down on Journalists Reporting on Insecurity in Somalia Published at 30.05.2025 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid women intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist protest killing of journalist restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Protests erupt over controversial Bill & upcoming elections Published at 29.11.2024 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
New coalition government faces difficult start, public sector strikes continue Published at 20.06.2025 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest political interference journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Association & Peaceful Assembly under pressure as authorities raid meetings, disrupt protests Published at 31.07.2025 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained labour rights protest political interference Read more
Disappearance, killings and stigmatisation of search collective members; Mexico’s press faces deadly start to 2025 Published at 30.04.2025 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Leading presidential candidate detained after announcing bid; Subsequent protests brutally repressed Published at 02.05.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption sexual assault minority groups intimidation travel ban HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protesters mark 100 days since İmamoğlu’s arrest; Istanbul Pride and Trans Pride violently repressed Published at 02.07.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women youth intimidation labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
USAID cuts threaten humanitarian projects; Environmental activists protest oil & gas expansion and weakening protections Published at 31.05.2025 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD protest extractive industries HRD acquitted environmental rights Read more
Court victory for environmental group, accusations of police misconduct at anti-far right counter-protest Published at 31.05.2025 Country Finland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption excessive force protest public vilification private sector access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Watchdogs warn of hardening stance towards civil disobedience, multiple arrests at pro-Palestine protests Published at 30.06.2025 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation surveillance excessive force protest enabling law protestor(s) detained Read more
Repression of Environmental Defenders, and crackdown on Opposition and Press Intensifies Published at 30.04.2025 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs harassment transnational repression attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest extractive industries torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
