Nationwide protests over rising fuel prices; Government advances defamation and anti-SLAPP reforms Published at 20.10.2026 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enabling law intimidation labour rights LGBTI political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained refugees and migrants restrictive law Read more
Vietnam: Transnational repression persists with abduction of activists, critics targeted and new decrees that will increase digital rights violations Published at 21.10.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD detained internet restriction labour rights protest restrictive law transnational repression Read more
Niger promulgates new law criminalising consensual same-sex relations; journalist reported missing Published at 22.10.2026 Country Niger Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist CSO closure enforced disappearance HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained protest restrictive law Read more
Sri Lanka: Reports highlight activists facing surveillance and harassment, new restrictive bills proposed and gatherings in the North disrupted Published at 23.10.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
भारत: मतदाता सूची में हेरफेर के खिलाफ बड़े पैमाने पर हो रहे विरोध प्रदर्शनों पर कार्रवाई के दौरान हजारों लोगों को हिरासत में लिया गया, साथ ही कार्यकर्ताओं और पत्रकारों को अपराधी ठहराया जा रहा है। Published at 26.10.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction journalist detained labour rights land rights prevention of protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Palestine solidarity protester faces terrorism charges over Toronto demonstrations; A new bill raises press freedom concerns Published at 26.10.2026 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law censorship CSO closure environmental rights excessive force HRD acquitted indigenous groups labour rights negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest protest protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law self censorship travel ban Read more
Conditional releases accompany new arrests as repression of dissent continues at home and abroad Published at 26.10.2026 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation political interference positive CS development release of HRDs religious groups restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Arrest of youth activists, land rights activist; vote on restrictive draft laws on combating cybercrimes and electronic communication postponed following public criticism Published at 26.10.2026 Country Madagascar Tags: extractive industries HRD detained HRD prosecuted labour rights land rights protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law youth Read more
Politicised government scrutiny engulfs activists, civil society organisations, and journalists in administrative, immigration, and criminal proceedings Published at 27.10.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist excessive force funding restriction HRD prosecuted indigenous groups intimidation journalist detained labour rights LGBTI negative court ruling office raid positive court ruling positive CS development protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance Read more
Criminal defamation cases raise concerns over freedom of expression; Saamaka communities mobilise against gold mining amid concerns over collective land rights Published at 27.10.2026 Country Suriname Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law criminal defamation enabling law environmental rights extractive industries HRD threatened indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development restrictive law Read more
Pakistan: Lawyers re-arrested, journalists targeted, crackdown on the opposition and emergency rule imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Published at 29.10.2026 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained internet restriction journalist detained minority groups prevention of protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law women Read more
Singapore: Government criminalises human rights defenders for their peaceful activism and ignores UN recommendations on civic space Published at 29.10.2026 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted restrictive law women Read more
New Cyber Crime law enacted, writer charged and sentenced Published at 30.10.2026 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Kuwait Tightens Repression at Home and Abroad: Citizenship Revocations, Arbitrary Detention and Targeting of Critics Published at 30.06.2026 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained restrictive law Read more
Restrictive NGO Law adopted; activist sentenced to prison Published at 30.04.2026 Country Angola Tags: attack on HRD HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law surveillance women youth Read more
Law on False Information on the Internet adopted; use of criminal defamation to intimidate journalists Published at 31.10.2026 Country Angola Tags: attack on HRD criminal defamation excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained labour rights land rights prevention of protest protest disruption release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
Concerning legislative proposals, thousands of minors arrested amid nationwide student protests Published at 31.10.2026 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling non state actors political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants restrictive law surveillance time,place restrictions violent protest youth Read more
International students win ruling over pro-Palestine speech, while sanctions deepen arbitrary restrictions on civil society Published at 02.11.2026 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction environmental rights funding restriction HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted intimidation negative court ruling positive court ruling positive CS development protest protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance travel ban Read more
Journalist deported from Egypt for detention in Juba Published at 31.10.2026 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained restrictive law transnational repression Read more
