Australia: Sentencing of whistle-blower and crackdown on protests a setback for civic freedoms Published at 17.05.2024 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment excessive force torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Attacks against Indigenous people and at least nine people detained during the multiple water crisis protests Published at 05.04.2024 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation labour rights protest protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
CSOs celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage, but concerns remain about hate speech and hate crimes Published at 16.01.2024 Country Estonia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained positive court ruling LGBTI indigenous groups refugees and migrants minority groups protest land rights Read more
Ataques contra comunidades indígenas; al menos nueve detenciones durante las protestas por la falta de agua Published at 12.04.2024 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation labour rights protest protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
New Zealand: Protests mobilised against government bill undermining indigenous rights on the Gaza genocide and on climate change. Published at 30.05.2024 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: youth indigenous groups protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Timor-Leste: Press freedom rankings drop, protesters detained, while martial arts ban extended Published at 04.06.2024 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Flood coverage restrictions, women’s rights rally ban, and legal cases against activists Published at 05.06.2024 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship LGBTI women refugees and migrants labour rights protest internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Femicide, war on Gaza, controversial housing levy among key protest themes Published at 01.03.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD religious groups sexual assault attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force labour rights protest prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Nepal: Human rights defenders, media group chair targeted to silence dissent while protests disrupted Published at 10.06.2024 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment excessive force time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained private sector Read more
Tajikistan: On the road to total control? Published at 12.06.2024 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Indonesia: Civil society forum disrupted, protests stifled and repression in Papua continues despite UN review Published at 12.06.2024 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Protests erupt over amnesty law, two journalists arbitrarily detained Published at 15.01.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Concerning terrorism probe into Catalan independence activists continues Published at 01.06.2024 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation surveillance excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Beyond the Tax Bill: Nationwide protests reject rogue kakistocracy, government double-speak and executive excesses Published at 02.07.2024 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption intimidation surveillance attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
China: Authorities jail activists, stifle memory of the Tiananmen massacre and censor online critics Published at 03.07.2024 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups harassment surveillance HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Hong Kong: Assault on freedoms continue with new security law and crackdown around Tiananmen anniversary Published at 04.07.2024 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Mongolia: Press freedom at risk with arrest and prosecution of journalists while protesters detained Published at 08.07.2024 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Philippines: Harassment and targeting of activists, NGOs continue despite formation of new human rights ‘super body’ Published at 15.07.2024 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction protest disruption indigenous groups youth harassment excessive force labour rights protest enforced disappearance public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Bangladesh: Brutal crackdown on quota reform protesters by security forces and ruling party youth wing Published at 25.07.2024 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
A wave of protests sweeps Argentina as new government takes power and declares a state of economic emergency Published at 01.02.2024 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Norway criticised for new oil projects, Sami rights protesters receive an audience with the king Published at 17.10.2023 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups protest protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
