Ten journalists killed in Mexico this year as violence against media escalates Published at 06.09.2019 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law journalist detained attack on HRD intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest killing of journalist violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Ten NGOs called on the Senate to reject the legislative change (L 169/2019) to the NGO Law Published at 04.09.2019 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law Read more
Court upholds right to religious expression for students, protests dispersed Published at 30.10.2019 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption internet restriction youth restrictive law refugees and migrants labour rights religious groups violent protest protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Netherlands introduces burqa ban in some public spaces Published at 01.05.2019 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: women restrictive law Read more
Hong Kong protesters face arrests, excessive force and torture while journalists ill-treated Published at 05.11.2019 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist excessive force censorship protest journalist detained prevention of protest protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment violent protest non state actors Read more
Anti-corruption activists targeted with death threats and judicial persecution in Romania Published at 10.07.2019 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions censorship intimidation non state actors Read more
Vietnamese activists face imprisonment, attacks and arbitrary prison transfers Published at 05.09.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted attack on journalist negative court ruling environmental rights internet restriction protest disruption intimidation harassment travel ban restrictive law HRD detained excessive force torture/ill-treatment journalist detained non state actors women protestor(s) detained religious groups positive CS development HRD threatened Read more
Journalist Jones Abiri finally released, media stakeholders reject Press Council Bill Published at 19.10.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing excessive force violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Civil society outlawed in practice by Nicaragua’s authorities Published at 05.07.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women censorship CSO closure religious groups harassment travel ban journalist detained HRD detained sexual assault surveillance HRD prosecuted torture/ill-treatment restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Refugees protest poor detention centre conditions on Australian-controlled Manus Island Published at 19.10.2017 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction self censorship restrictive law protest refugees and migrants labour rights minority groups Read more
Criminalisation of activists and journalists continue Published at 13.12.2022 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Journalists, bloggers to be included in foreign agents law Published at 24.08.2018 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling funding restriction women youth internet restriction torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Students organise and mobilise over reforms to public education Published at 13.10.2017 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance protestor(s) detained protest disruption indigenous groups restrictive law Read more
Regional and national civil society condemn Thai government's new media law Published at 06.06.2017 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law censorship HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted Read more
New law sparks fears of downward spiral in civic freedoms Published at 07.07.2017 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law surveillance protest release of HRDs Read more
Pro-government group seeks to incite acts of rape and violence against opposition in Burundi Published at 10.05.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law non state actors Read more
Despite international scrutiny and criticism, Turkmen authorities restrict civic freedoms Published at 15.05.2017 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law religious groups political interference minority groups land rights Read more
IAPA report documents “troubling developments” in regards to freedom of expression Published at 17.05.2017 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law intimidation Read more
Civil society under greater threat as draconian law comes into force Published at 05.06.2017 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD threatened funding restriction intimidation HRD detained internet restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted Read more
Persecution of civil society continues with worrying new legislation on the horizon Published at 25.04.2017 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest disruption office raid HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance HRD threatened Read more
With massive protests underway, UN experts call for repeal of anti-protest legislation Published at 28.04.2017 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest surveillance positive court ruling protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
