State Cracks down on Journalists Reporting on Insecurity in Somalia Published at 30.05.2025 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid women intimidation harassment release of HRDs attack on journalist protest killing of journalist restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Disappearance, killings and stigmatisation of search collective members; Mexico’s press faces deadly start to 2025 Published at 30.04.2025 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Myanmar: Repression including torture and death of political prisoners continues as junta announces sham elections Published at 18.08.2025 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women HRD killing labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Protesters mark 100 days since İmamoğlu’s arrest; Istanbul Pride and Trans Pride violently repressed Published at 02.07.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women youth intimidation labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Costa Rica adopts landmark access to information law as media face mounting pressure Published at 17.04.2025 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enabling law intimidation political interference positive CS development protest women Read more
San Marino: Public service journalists denounce pressure Published at 22.08.2025 Country San Marino Category Latest Developments Tags: women political interference Read more
Afghanistan: Escalation in crackdown on journalists and expression four years since the Taliban takeover Published at 25.08.2025 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained surveillance Read more
Presidential rerun results in narrow victory for centrist candidate, concerns about censoring political speech Published at 12.08.2025 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation protest public vilification censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
India: Ongoing detention of activists without bail, criminalisation of dissent and ban on books Published at 08.09.2025 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
HRDs attacked and detained while monitoring protests; Clashes and detentions during nationwide protests Published at 08.02.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation public vilification killing of journalist access to info. law positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest internet restriction violent protest political interference HRD threatened environmental rights land rights youth Read more
Monaco: Emphasis on non-profit organisations’ transparency Published at 09.09.2025 Country Monaco Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women Read more
Snap election sees support double for the far-right; Continued crackdown on Palestine solidarity, protesters and NGOs under pressure Published at 01.03.2025 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption office raid intimidation excessive force public vilification prevention of protest censorship access to info. law positive court ruling women refugees and migrants attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference protestor(s) detained environmental rights youth Read more
Pressure on civil society continues; Activists detained on International Women's Day Published at 27.03.2025 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests follow announcement of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Published at 27.05.2025 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women refugees and migrants protest Read more
Environmental defenders face criminalisation amid mining conflict in Las Naves; Journalist killed in Quinindé Published at 01.04.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights criminal defamation protest killing of journalist HRD acquitted access to info. law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Restrictions on media coverage during election coverage; Police raid FICSH headquarters in Amazonian province Published at 13.06.2025 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest extractive industries violent protest restrictive law access to info. law Read more
China: Regime continues to criminalise activists, increase digital restrictions and deploy transnational repression against protesters Published at 22.09.2025 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted indigenous groups minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption restrictive law surveillance transnational repression women Read more
Hong Kong: Ongoing criminalisation of expression, bounties on activists in exile and suppression of Tiananmen anniversary Published at 26.09.2025 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment prevention of protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Despite “open” civic space, challenges remain; Right-wing media and politicians target CSO funding, security services harass pro-Palestinian activist Published at 02.10.2025 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference protestor(s) detained Read more
Fiji: Concerns around denial of protest permit, lack of protection for women human rights defenders, and online laws Published at 09.10.2025 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: women hrd prevention of protest restrictive law HRD threatened Read more
Funding for independent Serbian weekly cut and media workers attacked Published at 19.06.2025 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women attack on journalist protest land rights Read more
