Blasphemy law scrapped as Denmark retains healthy press freedom ranking Published at 02.08.2017 Country Denmark Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest religious groups protest disruption enabling law surveillance protestor(s) detained Read more
Two young opposition protesters killed by security forces Published at 11.10.2017 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Anniversary of Jasmine Revolution marred by detention of hundreds of protesters Published at 25.01.2018 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained attack on journalist HRD detained violent protest protest Read more
People take a stand against corruption, protesting criminal code reform Published at 11.10.2017 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling violent protest labour rights positive court ruling protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force censorship protestor(s) detained political interference HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Protests marred by violence and detentions in Quebec Published at 26.09.2017 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: protest violent protest protestor(s) detained protest disruption indigenous groups refugees and migrants religious groups attack on journalist Read more
EU condemns threats and intimidation of opposition, HRDs and journalists Published at 27.09.2017 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest violent protest harassment travel ban censorship Read more
Georgian civil society concerned over threats to democracy in election law changes Published at 23.08.2017 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants violent protest political interference journalist detained protest Read more
President promises the passage of the long-awaited Right to Information Bill Published at 31.08.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
NGO bill under consideration poses "grave danger to democracy" Published at 14.09.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest protestor(s) detained indigenous groups office raid religious groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment land rights Read more
Civil society mounts backlash against rampant attacks on journalists Published at 22.11.2017 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification attack on journalist violent protest labour rights non state actors self censorship funding restriction LGBTI women protest intimidation harassment Read more
Use of live ammunition by security officers during protests Published at 20.09.2017 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
More than 100 detained during protests, including 15 journalists Published at 07.09.2017 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption attack on journalist HRD detained internet restriction prevention of protest violent protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained non state actors Read more
One woman killed and many injured during "Unite the Right" demonstration Published at 12.09.2017 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants violent protest time,place restrictions attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Controversy over Indonesia’s past sparks protests against human rights groups Published at 06.10.2017 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained protest disruption office raid excessive force HRD threatened non state actors protest violent protest Read more
Anti-Gnassingbe protests continue: several deaths, arrests and harassement Published at 24.10.2017 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained violent protest excessive force protest disruption protestor(s) detained harassment prevention of protest time,place restrictions Read more
Deadly repression of protests amid partial internet shutdown in Anglophone Cameroon Published at 10.10.2017 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption self censorship harassment HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Report: "Rising cost of dissent in Chad" Published at 16.10.2017 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption violent protest harassment protestor(s) detained prevention of protest Read more
4 LUCHA activists released, while 4 HRDs sentenced to prison Published at 18.10.2017 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists face grave danger, threats and assault reporting in Colombia Published at 18.10.2017 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force labour rights killing of journalist extractive industries killing of protestors violent protest non state actors Read more
Kenyans fear violence during tense election rerun Published at 26.10.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference time,place restrictions Read more
Students protest over increasing fees at public universities and colleges Published at 02.11.2017 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protest disruption violent protest Read more
