Hundreds dead after protests, fears over COVID-19 restrictions’ impact on free speech Published at 20.08.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest censorship journalist detained protest disruption release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors protestor(s) detained Read more
Groups express concern over deteriorating media freedom Published at 20.08.2020 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship self censorship protest Read more
Líderes independentistas catalanes bajo vigilancia y llamamientos para revisar la ley de mordaza Published at 21.08.2020 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment attack on journalist protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship surveillance non state actors Read more
New PNG pandemic law puts rights at risk while groups protest against mine and domestic violence Published at 25.08.2020 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law women environmental rights land rights Read more
Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide Published at 25.08.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption intimidation positive court ruling surveillance restrictive law harassment protest HRD killing women political interference excessive force killing of journalist labour rights prevention of protest internet restriction LGBTI minority groups protestor(s) detained non state actors attack on journalist criminal defamation extractive industries indigenous groups public vilification Read more
Climate protesters arrested, death threats against journalists Published at 24.05.2022 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights intimidation Read more
LGBTI activist attacked; female journalists face rape and death threats on social media Published at 24.08.2020 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment LGBTI women protest Read more
Protests against increase in electricity prices: several activists arrested Published at 12.03.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest criminal defamation protest disruption release of HRDs protestor(s) detained time,place restrictions land rights Read more
Economic decline, crackdown on rights; Zimbabweans hanker for change through protests Published at 24.08.2020 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Repression of peaceful protest in the Port of Belize Limited (PBL) Published at 24.08.2020 Country Belize Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption labour rights excessive force protest Read more
Offices of media outlet attacked and vandalised over a COVID-19 article Published at 25.08.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Protesters gather in support of President Hashim Thaci, who is accused of war crimes Published at 26.08.2020 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained labour rights protest intimidation harassment public vilification Read more
Law of NGOs adopted, protests violently dispersed Published at 27.08.2020 Country Moldova Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest enabling law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Activist groups in Japan call for end to racism, police abuse and passage of equality law Published at 27.08.2020 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI torture/ill-treatment minority groups Read more
Black Lives Matter protests continue despite escalating tensions as federal troops deployed Published at 31.08.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of protestors violent protest positive court ruling protest disruption refugees and migrants enabling law minority groups surveillance positive CS development time,place restrictions attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protestor(s) detained Read more
Costa Rica: weeks of protests against tax increases and impunity for killing of Indigenous leader Published at 29.10.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups excessive force protest violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
USA: Assaults, harassment and arrests of journalists covering protests Published at 09.06.2021 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law labour rights excessive force journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest violent protest protest disruption women restrictive law minority groups surveillance attack on journalist Read more
Upheaval in Peru as president removed Published at 19.11.2020 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling environmental rights indigenous groups HRD acquitted labour rights HRD threatened land rights youth protest disruption attack on HRD extractive industries positive CS development HRD killing excessive force protest killing of protestors attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained sexual assault Read more
HRD Azimjan Askarov dies in prison amid growing pressure on civil society and media Published at 31.08.2020 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation protest internet restriction protest disruption office raid attack on journalist HRD detained restrictive law Read more
Continued rights violations reported throughout COVID-19 lockdown and run up to national elections Published at 31.08.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD excessive force release of HRDs LGBTI criminal defamation HRD detained labour rights protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Judicial harassment of journalist and attacks against Indigenous rights defenders in Guatemala Published at 29.10.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened youth office raid attack on HRD HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted public vilification non state actors women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest land rights Read more
