Arrests, office raids and internet restrictions as Lebanon continue crackdown on media freedom Published at 13.08.2019 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women religious groups harassment negative court ruling excessive force protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship non state actors Read more
Protests nationwide in Japan calling for reforms to anti-rape law Published at 14.08.2019 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship women protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Woman charged for false statement on COVID-19 as Brunei maintains harsh restrictions on freedoms Published at 27.09.2022 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law Read more
Jordan: amended laws for labour and cybercrime restrict civic space Published at 30.04.2019 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship internet restriction labour rights restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Sustained attack on civic freedoms in Myanmar with ongoing prosecutions and internet blackout Published at 16.08.2019 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained land rights HRD detained excessive force restrictive law criminal defamation protest HRD prosecuted censorship journalist detained internet restriction extractive industries Read more
Land rights defender Delfino Agustin Vidal murdered Published at 03.04.2019 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist women restrictive law HRD killing intimidation protest land rights Read more
Guinée : des manifestations toujours mortelles Published at 26.08.2019 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction journalist detained youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests in Honduras have left at least 3 demonstrators dead and several injured Published at 19.08.2019 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups protest violent protest youth harassment restrictive law HRD killing killing of journalist killing of protestors censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened non state actors LGBTI women environmental rights land rights Read more
Freedoms at risk in Australia with media raids, silencing of whistleblowers and arrest of protesters Published at 29.08.2019 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid harassment surveillance excessive force extractive industries restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Tirana witnesses violent protests as anger spills onto the streets Published at 20.05.2019 Country Albania Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist excessive force violent protest restrictive law environmental rights protest public vilification sexual assault protest disruption Read more
Protests in Indonesia against weakening of labour laws as activists and critics are silenced Published at 16.04.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation labour rights excessive force LGBTI harassment criminal defamation women indigenous groups HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest restrictive law land rights Read more
National Assembly adopts law restricting peaceful assembly Published at 03.09.2019 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions restrictive law Read more
Tajikistan: International bodies alarmed at pressure on media and civil society Published at 30.08.2019 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance internet restriction restrictive law harassment positive CS development censorship Read more
Ireland: Steps to set up Electoral Commission amid calls for reform of restrictive election laws Published at 15.07.2019 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption restrictive law public vilification Read more
Growing restriction and state violations against journalists covering continuous protests in France Published at 30.06.2019 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship excessive force Read more
Singapore authorities threaten editor with libel and smear critical online news sites Published at 27.09.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law criminal defamation harassment censorship protest public vilification Read more
Venezuelan government continues to repress freedom of association Published at 28.09.2019 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law intimidation censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted public vilification Read more
Restrictive bills still being pushed by Nepali lawmakers as protests around Xi’s visit stifled Published at 16.10.2019 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained land rights indigenous groups Read more
Protesters face brutal violations as widespread protests escalate, internet shut down Published at 16.10.2019 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD violent protest intimidation excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law attack on journalist public vilification killing of protestors journalist detained protest protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment internet restriction censorship youth protest disruption release of HRDs Read more
Proposed legislation on workers’ strikes could limit Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Costa Rica Published at 18.10.2019 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law labour rights protest non state actors Read more
Costa Rica: proyecto de ley sobre huelgas podría limitar la libertad de reunión pacífica Published at 21.10.2019 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law labour rights protest non state actors Read more
