Cuba releases political prisoners, but crackdown on civic freedoms remains Published at 21.03.2025 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling protestor(s) detained release of HRDs transnational repression women Read more
Cuba libera a personas encarceladas por motivos políticos, pero sigue reprimiendo las libertades cívicas Published at 28.03.2025 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling protestor(s) detained release of HRDs transnational repression women Read more
LGBTQIA+ attacks, student and service delivery protests continue Published at 24.04.2025 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption youth HRD killing excessive force protest violent protest protestor(s) detained 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
Local government in the Kurdistan Region continues to commit serious human rights violations Published at 15.05.2025 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption negative court ruling labour rights protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted 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
Nepal: Restrictive social media legislation, targeting of journalists and excessive force at protests put freedoms at risk Published at 22.05.2025 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Australia: Authorities continue to criminalise protests, police with impunity and increase restrictive legislation and policies Published at 26.05.2025 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protestor(s) detained protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction surveillance Read more
Independent broadcasting hangs in the balance as elections loom, civil society & media hit hard by loss of US funding Published at 30.03.2025 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained labour rights protest intimidation 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
Bulgaria's euro adoption sparks protests Published at 28.03.2025 Country Bulgaria Category Latest Developments Tags: transnational repression travel ban protest violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
New Zealand: Freedoms at risk with protests arrests and suspension of indigenous Māori parliamentarians Published at 11.06.2025 Country New Zealand Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women positive CS development excessive force protest extractive industries protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights 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
South Korea: Activists criminalised, satire censored amidst political transition Published at 24.06.2025 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth negative court ruling labour rights protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Sri Lanka: New government silences dissent and disrupts protests while impunity for past crimes persists Published at 30.06.2025 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women minority groups harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Japan: Court throws out defamation lawsuit against journalist while activist sentenced in Okinawa for protests against US bases Published at 04.07.2025 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women negative court ruling protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Deadly train crash anniversary marked by massive protests; Government survives censure motion Published at 08.07.2025 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants travel ban negative court ruling labour rights protest violent protest political interference HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained Read more
Renewed attacks on foreign-funded NGOs, protest restrictions despite protective court ruling, and ongoing prosecution of critics Published at 11.07.2025 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women transnational repression travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling refusal of registration public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
Malaysia: Restrictive laws deployed by police to criminalise dissent, ban books and harass protesters Published at 16.07.2025 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption office raid women youth intimidation harassment positive CS development HRD detained travel ban criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Indonesia: Civic space regresses with targeting of activists, brutal crackdown on protests and problematic law revisions Published at 17.07.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Philippines: Activists face red-tagging, arbitrary arrests and financing terrorism charges around mid-term elections Published at 24.07.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups women harassment HRD detained HRD killing enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
