Court finds “Russian-style” NGO law unconstitutional, controversial whistleblower reform repealed after pressure Published at 22.03.2026 Country Slovakia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist environmental rights labour rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest public vilification restrictive law Read more
Des centaines d’organisations de la société civile sont dissoutes ou suspendues ; les journalistes et les ONG continuent de faire l’objet de restrictions Published at 11.05.2026 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist CSO closure enforced disappearance funding restriction hrd HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling protest release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
China: Repression continues with new ‘ethnic unity’ law, targeting of activists and silencing of Tiananmen anniversary commemorations Published at 30.06.2026 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted land rights minority groups negative court ruling restrictive law torture/ill-treatment transnational repression women Read more
2 years after brutal protests & 1 year ahead of elections: online expression, media freedom, protesters, CSOs & opposition groups bear the brunt Published at 01.07.2026 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation killing of protestors negative court ruling non state actors place restrictions political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs religious groups restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban violent protest youth Read more
Singapore: Despite UN review, first charges brought under POFMA while journalists and activists continue to be targeted Published at 03.07.2026 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD prosecuted negative court ruling restrictive law travel ban women youth Read more
Hong Kong: Journalists targeted, booksellers arrested as government expands its powers Published at 07.07.2026 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment LGBTI negative court ruling prevention of protest restrictive law travel ban women Read more
Nepal: Press freedom at risk under new government while still lack of accountability for protest violations Published at 10.07.2026 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation harassment journalist detained place restrictions positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
Civic space faces constraints ahead of 2026 elections Published at 16.07.2026 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment intimidation political interference restrictive law transnational repression Read more
New risks confront civil society in Uzbekistan Published at 20.07.2026 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refusal of registration restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Court upholds conviction of Wet’suwet’en land defender; New legislation raises concerns over civic freedoms Published at 21.07.2026 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law CSO closure environmental rights indigenous groups intimidation labour rights negative court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained religious groups restrictive law time,place restrictions women Read more
Philippines: Civil society demands accountability for the Negros 19 killings as targeting of activists and journalists persist Published at 24.07.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist environmental rights harassment HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted indigenous groups killing of journalist positive court ruling protest disruption public vilification restrictive law women youth Read more
South Korea: Concerns about censorship, restrictive national security law and indictment of protesters Published at 18.08.2026 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship LGBTI protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
India: Student protests met with arrests, excessive force, surveillance and harassment amid civic space clampdown Published at 18.08.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation excessive force harassment HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction negative court ruling positive court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Protests met with excessive force; New Penal Code reform retains restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 19.08.2026 Country Dominican Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist enabling law environmental rights excessive force extractive industries intimidation labour rights positive court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Vietnam: Activists, religious actors, book publishers and journalists criminalised as new retaliatory decree on lawyers comes into effect Published at 21.08.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD prosecuted minority groups negative court ruling religious groups restrictive law transnational repression women Read more
Sri Lanka: Rapper, writer and journalists targeted amid proposal of a restrictive NGO law and ongoing impunity for past crimes Published at 24.08.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship enforced disappearance environmental rights harassment intimidation protest protest disruption restrictive law surveillance women Read more
Samoa: Opposition leader arrested as its press freedom rankings fall Published at 24.08.2026 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Authorities tighten Media and Online Restrictions Published at 31.03.2026 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship restrictive law Read more
Indonesia: Authorities target and vilify activists, block film screenings, crackdown on protests while impunity for violations continues Published at 28.08.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD prosecuted indigenous groups intimidation labour rights LGBTI minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Hopes for a thaw recede amid renewed persecution of critical voices Published at 01.09.2026 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment travel ban Read more
Timor-Leste: Government halts criminalising defamation after backlash from civil society but concerns flagged on proposed cybersecurity legislation Published at 02.09.2026 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights protest restrictive law torture/ill-treatment Read more
