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
Large and sustained protests against government’s pro-Russian stance and Foreign Agent Law Published at 28.05.2025 Country Slovakia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest political interference restrictive law access to info. law Read more
Timor-Leste: Concerns around cyber crime bill, harassment of journalists and martial arts ban Published at 04.06.2025 Country Timor-Leste Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Mongolia: Anti-corruption protests lead to resignation of prime minister as crackdown on journalists persists Published at 17.06.2025 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth harassment protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance 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
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
Taiwan: Citizen groups harassed for recall vote while funding cuts impact civil society Published at 08.07.2025 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction women harassment labour rights protest torture/ill-treatment land rights non state actors Read more
Cambodia: Activists, journalists and opposition leaders detained, denied bail while dissidents may face citizenship revocation Published at 10.07.2025 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD transnational repression harassment HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained environmental rights land rights 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
Solomon Islands: Parliamentarian forced to leave international advocacy group as politicians face trial for anti-China protests Published at 18.07.2025 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment political interference 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
Pakistan: Authorities systematically target Baloch and other activists on baseless charges, block social media and criminalise journalists Published at 28.07.2025 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist prevention of protest killing of protestors censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
North Korea: Escalation in targeting of families of defectors by regime and mobile surveillance as the UN General Assembly convenes Published at 31.07.2025 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship restrictive law Read more
Clampdown on civic freedoms escalates amid Israel's ongoing genocide Published at 04.08.2025 Country Occupied Palestinian Territories Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship women release of HRDs attack on journalist negative court ruling protest internet restriction journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted youth place restrictions Read more
Singapore: Harassment and criminalisation of activists, the media and critics under the Public Order Act and POFMA ahead and after elections Published at 05.08.2025 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth harassment protest restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Tonga: Defamation suit filed by MP while reports highlight press freedom concerns Published at 06.08.2025 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment access to info. law restrictive law Read more
Severe assault on peaceful assembly & expression amid Israel's genocide in Gaza Published at 06.08.2025 Country Israel Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance non state actors women refugees and migrants release of HRDs negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained place restrictions Read more
Authorities use judicial harassment to silence activists Published at 06.08.2025 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants intimidation harassment HRD detained criminal defamation protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
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
Political Repression escalates ahead of elections, apparent coordinated cross-border repression of HRDs a cause for concern Published at 30.05.2025 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment transnational repression HRD detained sexual assault torture/ill-treatment political interference surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
