Australia: Protesters continue to be targeted as courts push back on anti-protest laws and baseless charges Published at 03.09.2026 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force harassment indigenous groups positive court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women Read more
UPR review identifies gaps affecting civic freedoms; Deputy Prime Minister charged over alleged assault on journalist Published at 08.09.2026 Country Saint Lucia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist enabling law intimidation labour rights negative court ruling positive court ruling positive CS development protest women Read more
Pakistan: Activists targeted, Baloch human rights defenders convicted and repression of protest movement and reporting on Azad Jammu and Kashmir Published at 11.09.2026 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation enforced disappearance excessive force harassment HRD detained HRD prosecuted internet restriction journalist detained killing of protestors minority groups protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law women Read more
Bangladesh: Worrying cybersecurity law amendments, journalists and critics targeted as weak human rights body established Published at 22.09.2026 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist harassment HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation journalist detained minority groups protest disruption restrictive law women youth Read more
Largest protest wave in recent history to oppose withdrawal from Istanbul Convention Published at 24.09.2026 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship enabling law funding restriction intimidation LGBTI political interference positive CS development protest public vilification surveillance travel ban women Read more
Thailand: Activists face threats and criminalisation for their activism while reports of transnational repression persists Published at 30.09.2026 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation enforced disappearance environmental rights harassment HRD prosecuted intimidation negative court ruling protest disruption restrictive law transnational repression women Read more
Hong Kong: Activists organising Tiananmen vigils convicted as security laws deployed against book sellers, activists and journalists Published at 05.10.2026 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment journalist detained negative court ruling restrictive law women Read more
Philippines: Activists face criminalisation and threats as police ill-treatment of protesters persists with impunity Published at 12.10.2026 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation environmental rights excessive force extractive industries harassment HRD detained indigenous groups intimidation labour rights land rights protest disruption protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Bill to dissolve “radical” associations criticised, excessive force at pro-Palestinian protests Published at 02.04.2026 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist excessive force funding restriction intimidation labour rights prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification refugees and migrants women Read more
Protests in support of former KLA leaders; Threats and attacks against journalists Published at 01.05.2026 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist internet restriction intimidation labour rights minority groups office raid political interference protest public vilification women youth Read more
Switzerland’s surveillance apparatus significantly expands, Palantir loses SLAPP case against investigative media Published at 14.10.2026 Country Switzerland Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights excessive force positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained surveillance time,place restrictions women Read more
Pressure increases ahead of local elections; Journalists threatened, protesting farmers intimidated by security services Published at 20.04.2026 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist excessive force internet restriction intimidation political interference protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification women youth Read more
Mongolia: Activist targeted for advocacy against the Tuul highway while fuel shortage sparks protest Published at 15.10.2026 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights HRD prosecuted protest women Read more
South Korea: Activists and journalists restricted from travel to Gaza and Ukraine as amendments proposed that could restrict expression Published at 15.10.2026 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained restrictive law travel ban women Read more
Police shooting during Granville protest; Civil society faces stigmatising rhetoric from authorities Published at 16.10.2026 Country Jamaica Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights excessive force intimidation killing of protestors labour rights negative court ruling positive court ruling protest protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law time,place restrictions women Read more
Killings, attacks and threats intensify against defenders; Journalists, media workers, and electoral observers targeted during the 2025 general elections Published at 20.10.2026 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on HRD attack on journalist environmental rights excessive force extractive industries HRD killing HRD prosecuted HRD threatened indigenous groups internet restriction intimidation land rights non state actors political interference positive court ruling positive CS development prevention of protest private sector protest disruption public vilification women Read more
Deepening restrictions in Tajikistan despite amnesty releases Published at 20.10.2026 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation CSO closure intimidation political interference positive CS development transnational repression women Read more
Sri Lanka: Reports highlight activists facing surveillance and harassment, new restrictive bills proposed and gatherings in the North disrupted Published at 23.10.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD threatened protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Afghanistan: Activists, journalists and artists silenced as media outlets targeted and educational institutions closed Published at 23.10.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction harassment HRD detained journalist detained minority groups office raid religious groups torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Solomon Islands: Media outlet raided while government fails to support UN recommendation to ratify the ICCPR Published at 26.10.2026 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment journalist detained office raid women Read more
Samoa: Press freedom deteriorates with harassment, criminalisation and ban as human rights review draws near Published at 27.10.2026 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction criminal defamation harassment intimidation women Read more
