Civil society scrambles to replace USAID funding; PiS aims to discredit opponents as elections approach Published at 20.03.2025 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI religious groups protest political interference censorship Read more
CSOs document violations committed by various parties involved in the current conflict Published at 09.04.2025 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship Read more
Media workers continue to be a target Published at 31.12.2024 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing internet restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Somali journalists continue to face threats to their lives Published at 31.12.2024 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing censorship journalist detained Read more
Activists & Whistle blowers continue to face assassination Published at 31.12.2024 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption sexual assault intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD killing protest extractive industries censorship journalist detained land rights Read more
Civic space violations in Egypt under review Published at 24.04.2025 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ethiopia's Intensifying Crackdown: Arbitrary CSO suspensions, Censorship & Political Repression Published at 07.05.2025 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure travel ban HRD detained censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space at risk: Donald Trump’s first 100 days and the growing crackdown on dissent Published at 14.05.2025 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained excessive force public vilification torture/ill-treatment censorship access to info. law surveillance private sector non state actors positive court ruling religious groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Six months of unrest in Serbia: Calls for a snap election as protests enter “new phase” Published at 16.05.2025 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation surveillance travel ban attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
President enacts controversial law restricting civil society; Land rights protesters face threats Published at 21.05.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
Adoption of Counter-Terrorism Bill by Parliament sparks concerns among press freedom advocates Published at 27.05.2025 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Politically motivated prosecutions amid declining media and civic space Published at 27.05.2025 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship place restrictions office raid religious groups intimidation release of HRDs transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling public vilification torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Chad: Contested elections and civic space challenges in post-coup era Published at 31.03.2025 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women protest prevention of protest censorship journalist detained HRD threatened Read more
Un polémico decreto presidencial restringe la labor de la sociedad civil; personas manifestantes por el derecho a la tierra son víctimas de amenazas Published at 30.05.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist protest public vilification restrictive law censorship Read more
Romania in crisis ahead of presidential election rerun, protests become violent Published at 10.04.2025 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation surveillance attack on journalist protest public vilification violent protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Protesters call for justice reform, anti-LGBTQI+ laws threaten freedom of expression Published at 28.01.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest LGBTI Read more
Freedoms under threat as Uzbekistan continues to put pressure on journalists and human rights defenders Published at 04.06.2025 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation transnational repression travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation public vilification torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Attacks and harassment against environmental and Indigenous defenders highlight protection failure Published at 08.06.2025 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation excessive force criminal defamation public vilification enforced disappearance censorship private sector positive court ruling women indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law enabling law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Afghanistan: Activists targeted, media restricted as women further silenced by the Taliban Published at 13.06.2025 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained Read more
Mali’s military government outlaws political parties and suppresses public demonstrations Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mali Tags: protest disruption HRD detained negative court ruling protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
India: Critical commentary on the conflict with Pakistan censored, journalists targeted while communities face military operations Published at 19.06.2025 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women minority groups intimidation harassment labour rights protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
