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
From Hope to Censorship: Journalists Face Renewed Persecution in Somaliland Published at 30.05.2025 Country Somaliland Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure release of HRDs censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK IN TOGO Published at 27.02.2025 Country Togo Tags: intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Press freedom in Turkey continues to deteriorate amid arrests and prosecutions of journalists Published at 31.03.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI office raid intimidation HRD detained labour rights prevention of protest HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained Read more
Leading presidential candidate detained after announcing bid; Subsequent protests brutally repressed Published at 02.05.2025 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption sexual assault minority groups intimidation travel ban HRD detained excessive force labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted 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
Vanuatu: Law amended to limit access to cabinet decisions while post-earthquake documentary slammed by PM Published at 20.08.2025 Country Vanuatu Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling censorship restrictive law Read more
L'espace civique continue de se détériorer sous le régime militaire Published at 15.07.2025 Country Niger Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure release of HRDs HRD detained criminal defamation censorship journalist detained Read more
Repression of Environmental Defenders, and crackdown on Opposition and Press Intensifies Published at 30.04.2025 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs harassment transnational repression attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling protest extractive industries torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights 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
Detained internet activists on trial and hunger strike Published at 26.08.2025 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Kenya’s Repression Deepens: 65 more Killed in protests, Blogger Tortured & killed Published at 26.08.2025 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid attack on HRD intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship surveillance non state actors positive court ruling indigenous groups release of HRDs attack on journalist protest internet restriction political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted people with disabilities protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights youth sexual assault transnational repression 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
Latvia tightens border controls; Refugee aid worker’s criminal case continues; Activist expelled based on tip-off from state security informant Published at 31.07.2025 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI travel ban protest political interference censorship Read more
Prominent HRDs remain in prison despite Eid pardons for other prisoners Published at 27.08.2025 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Former parliamentarians and Bedoon rights defender targeted, migrant workers at risk of abuse Published at 27.08.2025 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling refugees and migrants minority groups transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation political interference HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Killing of EHRD in Sucumbíos; Escalating attacks on press freedom Published at 31.10.2024 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification internet restriction extractive industries political interference private sector censorship HRD prosecuted environmental rights 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
Maracaná Mayor targeted after mass eviction and protest highlights tensions over land rights Published at 14.07.2025 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist labour rights protest censorship land rights Read more
New “shameful” restrictions on asylum introduced; Government said to plan crackdown on refugee aid NGOs Published at 11.09.2025 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation labour rights excessive force protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Politician’s brother threatens journalist over corruption report amid growing concerns about pressure on media Published at 18.07.2025 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship attack on HRD intimidation positive CS development protest censorship access to info. law environmental rights Read more
