CSOs raise alarm about widespread torture, authorities exploit war to widen crackdown on human rights Published at 21.07.2026 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD detained HRD killing HRD prosecuted internet restriction release of HRDs torture/ill-treatment Read more
Military authorities continue to suspend CSOs, including largest student union Published at 02.07.2026 Country Burkina Faso Tags: attack on journalist censorship CSO closure enforced disappearance excessive force journalist detained prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Solomon Islands: Government urged to ratify the ICCPR and establish a human rights institution while media faces restrictions Published at 04.08.2026 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship Read more
Civic space continues to deteriorate as repressive new laws enforced Published at 04.08.2026 Country Georgia Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law attack on journalist censorship criminal defamation CSO closure excessive force funding restriction intimidation journalist detained non state actors political interference positive CS development prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification self censorship torture/ill-treatment transnational repression travel ban Read more
Journalists, aid workers continue to face grave risk Published at 16.04.2026 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship CSO closure enforced disappearance harassment HRD killing HRD threatened internet restriction journalist detained protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained sexual assault women Read more
Journalists assaulted while on duty Published at 31.03.2026 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship non state actors Read more
South Korea: Concerns about censorship, restrictive national security law and indictment of protesters Published at 18.08.2026 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship LGBTI protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law youth Read more
India: Student protests met with arrests, excessive force, surveillance and harassment amid civic space clampdown Published at 18.08.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation excessive force harassment HRD detained indigenous groups internet restriction negative court ruling positive court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment women youth Read more
EU defence loan scheme sparks protests, media reform bill moves forward after consultations Published at 01.05.2026 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law censorship LGBTI negative court ruling positive court ruling protest public vilification women Read more
Vietnam: Activists, religious actors, book publishers and journalists criminalised as new retaliatory decree on lawyers comes into effect Published at 21.08.2026 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment HRD prosecuted minority groups negative court ruling religious groups restrictive law transnational repression women Read more
Sri Lanka: Rapper, writer and journalists targeted amid proposal of a restrictive NGO law and ongoing impunity for past crimes Published at 24.08.2026 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship enforced disappearance environmental rights harassment intimidation protest protest disruption restrictive law surveillance women Read more
Authorities tighten Media and Online Restrictions Published at 31.03.2026 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship restrictive law Read more
Authorities continue to impose tight restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 15.05.2026 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship harassment HRD prosecuted political interference protest public vilification torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Constitutional reforms entrench civic space violations Published at 14.05.2026 Country Djibouti Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained political interference protest protestor(s) detained youth Read more
Protests face restrictions Published at 16.07.2026 Country Lesotho Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted labour rights prevention of protest protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained release of HRDs Read more
Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Online Critics While Tech Platforms Restrict Civil Society Voices Published at 30.06.2026 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship harassment internet restriction labour rights Read more
Afghanistan: Five years after Taliban takeover, the attack on civic freedoms persists Published at 26.08.2026 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship enforced disappearance harassment HRD detained intimidation journalist detained office raid protest surveillance torture/ill-treatment women Read more
Indonesia: Authorities target and vilify activists, block film screenings, crackdown on protests while impunity for violations continues Published at 28.08.2026 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist censorship environmental rights excessive force harassment HRD prosecuted indigenous groups intimidation labour rights LGBTI minority groups negative court ruling protest disruption protestor(s) detained public vilification restrictive law surveillance torture/ill-treatment youth Read more
Hopes for a thaw recede amid renewed persecution of critical voices Published at 01.09.2026 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted HRD threatened intimidation negative court ruling political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest protest protestor(s) detained public vilification release of HRDs restrictive law torture/ill-treatment travel ban Read more
Regulatory actions target media following restrictive law Published at 31.03.2026 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation CSO closure HRD prosecuted journalist detained Read more
Systematic crackdown on civic space continues in the aftermath of post election protests Published at 30.04.2026 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD censorship HRD prosecuted political interference positive court ruling prevention of protest transnational repression Read more
