Myanmar: Election law and other forms of repression used to target dissent against sham elections, five years on from coup Published at 06.02.2026 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation HRD detained internet restriction intimidation journalist detained minority groups prevention of protest restrictive law transnational repression travel ban women Read more
China: Xi regime targets activists, journalists, ethnic minorities, foreign critics and underground churches Published at 16.02.2026 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained minority groups negative court ruling protestor(s) detained religious groups restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Maldives: Government ignores UN recommendations with passage of draconian media law, crackdown on protests and banning of cartoon Published at 16.02.2026 Country Maldives Tags: attack on journalist censorship excessive force protest disruption protestor(s) detained refugees and migrants restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
Hong Kong: Repression persists with Jimmy Lai conviction, silencing of commentary on deadly fire and criminalisation of activist’s father Published at 26.02.2026 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted negative court ruling refusal of registration restrictive law youth Read more
Authorities target dissidents, activists, pro-palestine protesters with frivolous retaliatory cases Published at 27.02.2026 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction intimidation labour rights negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban youth Read more
Philippines: Protesters increasingly criminalised while activists continue to face baseless charges, harassment and red-tagging Published at 11.03.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship extractive industries HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation labour rights land rights positive court ruling protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Police violence during student protests; several journalists arrested and prosecuted; Council of Ministers adopts draconian anti-LGBTQI+ law Published at 11.03.2026 Country Senegal Tags: attack on journalist censorship excessive force journalist detained killing of protestors LGBTI negative court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption restrictive law violent protest youth Read more
South Korea: Civil society raises concerns about anti-fake news provisions, facial recognition and other civic space restrictions Published at 20.03.2026 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction labour rights protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Investigative documentary sparks protests against corruption in the judiciary Published at 28.01.2026 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation labour rights LGBTI political interference positive court ruling protest public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions women Read more
Afghanistan: New Criminal Procedure Code will intensify repression as activists and journalists continue to be targeted Published at 24.03.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained journalist detained protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Repression grows one year after the start of mass protests Published at 01.01.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force funding restriction journalist detained negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions torture/ill-treatment Read more
Sri Lanka: Concerns around crackdown on the media, harassment and criminalisation of activists, and new anti-terrorism bill Published at 27.03.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened journalist detained positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law women youth Read more
La police réprime les manifestations étudiantes avec violence ; plusieurs journalistes arrêtés et poursuivis ; le Conseil des ministres adopte une loi draconienne anti-LGBTQI+ Published at 27.03.2026 Country Senegal Tags: attack on journalist censorship excessive force journalist detained killing of protestors LGBTI negative court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption restrictive law violent protest youth Read more
Vietnam: Persecution of activists and critics continued in the lead up to the sham National Assembly elections Published at 30.03.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained land rights negative court ruling public vilification religious groups restrictive law surveillance transnational repression women Read more
Amid persisting repression, power rift prompts guarded hopes for a thaw Published at 30.03.2026 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship funding restriction HRD acquitted intimidation journalist detained LGBTI negative court ruling place restrictions prevention of protest protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs restrictive law self censorship torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban women Read more
Definition of “foreign grants” radically expanded, press freedom continues to deteriorate Published at 31.03.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights funding restriction intimidation labour rights political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law Read more
Land defenders arrested following protests against logging in British Columbia; Coalition calls for accountability over targeting of Muslim-led organisations Published at 01.04.2026 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law bureaucratic restriction environmental rights labour rights LGBTI positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Indonesia: Repression escalates with attack on human rights defender, criminalisation and threats against activists and Papua crackdown Published at 08.04.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD criminal defamation environmental rights excessive force HRD detained intimidation land rights non state actors positive court ruling protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law women youth Read more
Fiji: Concerns around referendum bill and the targeting of individuals for their expression Published at 09.04.2026 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction journalist detained labour rights restrictive law Read more
2026 polls characterised by systematic crackdown on opposition and civic space Published at 09.04.2026 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation CSO closure environmental rights funding restriction harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling positive CS development protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
Australia: New laws passed to restrict protests and expression as climate and pro-Palestinian protesters criminalised Published at 13.04.2026 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights internet restriction positive court ruling positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
