CAR’s civic space under pressure as December 2025 elections loom; Law on the protection of HRDs adopted Published at 26.10.2025 Country Central African Republic Tags: youth protest disruption HRD detained labour rights excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Ethiopia: Political Bans, Media Raids as Fragile Peace faces risk Published at 15.08.2025 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation protest political interference restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Women, HRDs, Migrant support NGOs, journalists & online critics face systematic violations Published at 26.10.2025 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors women refugees and migrants release of HRDs negative court ruling protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted youth Read more
Philippines: Crackdown and arrest of anti-corruption protesters and ongoing targeting of activists Published at 27.10.2025 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption women harassment positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained HRD killing excessive force labour rights killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Partial win as court strikes out parts of the 'Patriotic Act' Published at 27.10.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth labour rights protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Madagascar : l’armée s’empare du pouvoir après une série de manifestations menées par la jeunesse et réprimées dans le sang Published at 28.10.2025 Country Madagascar Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest extractive industries killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Defence lawyers call out abuse of law to surveil climate and social activists Published at 24.05.2025 Country Switzerland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women intimidation surveillance negative court ruling labour rights protest political interference journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Victoria Roshchyna’s body returned to Ukraine bearing signs of torture Published at 29.04.2025 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Kyiv Pride takes place amid counter-protests, pressure Published at 28.06.2025 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist protest public vilification political interference censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Unprecedented police crackdown on pension protests; Environmental defenders prosecuted for opposing mining project in Mendoza Published at 17.05.2025 Country Argentina Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification sexual assault extractive industries torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Union leader and journalist killed as HRDs face attacks and criminalisation Published at 05.04.2025 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation transnational repression attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest public vilification killing of journalist extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Wide-ranging protest bans, hundreds of arrests follow football hooligan violence in Amsterdam Published at 12.02.2025 Country Netherlands Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption refugees and migrants intimidation surveillance attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Opposition and civic space blatantly restricted ahead and after presidential election Published at 29.10.2025 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors positive court ruling indigenous groups attack on journalist negative court ruling protest internet restriction violent protest political interference journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights youth place restrictions Read more
Blogger, activists released from prison; protests dispersed and protesters detained Published at 30.05.2025 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women release of HRDs excessive force protest prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
3 Years Of Conflict Characterised By Killings & Detentions Of HRDs & Journalists Published at 30.10.2025 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship CSO closure harassment HRD detained HRD killing HRD threatened internet restriction intimidation journalist detained killing of journalist non state actors place restrictions protest protestor(s) detained refugees and migrants release of HRDs restrictive law sexual assault torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
Angola: Protests against fuel price increase: 30 killed, 277 injured and over 1,500 arrested Published at 30.10.2025 Country Angola Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Security of journalists at stake in several cases of assault Published at 31.10.2025 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption hrd intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest violent protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Mozambique: Hundreds of deaths, over 4,200 arrested in crackdown on post-election protests Published at 30.04.2025 Country Mozambique Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force protest enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Gabon: Coup leader wins elections; free press still in the making Published at 03.11.2025 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
DRC Government cracks down on political parties; press freedom under threat Published at 31.10.2025 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance excessive force HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened journalist detained killing of journalist non state actors prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment violent protest youth Read more
Expansion of law enforcement and continued suppression of critical voices Published at 11.10.2025 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship excessive force intimidation political interference positive court ruling positive CS development protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law travel ban Read more
