Seven performers of a popular YouTube music video charged with terrorism Published at 31.07.2017 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest protest Read more
CIVICUS Monitor speaks to Kenyan activist in aftermath of election Published at 14.08.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption killing of protestors violent protest political interference protest Read more
Civil society speaks out against new draft bills targeting NGOs Published at 31.07.2017 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Three journalists arbitrarily arrested in Somaliland and Puntland Published at 15.08.2017 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained Read more
Croatian journalists face intimidation, harassment and death threats Published at 16.08.2017 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation political interference harassment release of HRDs protestor(s) detained attack on journalist LGBTI minority groups labour rights protest HRD threatened Read more
Government declares state of emergency in response to teacher protests Published at 16.08.2017 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force labour rights protest Read more
Media continue to face attacks and restrictions Published at 30.03.2018 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist violent protest political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
Excessive force, protest violence mar G20 demonstrations Published at 07.08.2017 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained violent protest excessive force protest Read more
Student-led protests repressed with tear gas and water cannons Published at 01.08.2017 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption excessive force Read more
Litany of abuses continues, even under Expo-2017 spotlight Published at 01.08.2017 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups intimidation HRD detained torture/ill-treatment labour rights internet restriction restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Restrictive laws revoked: the Monitor speaks with a Jordanian labour rights activist Published at 08.08.2017 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights censorship women positive CS development LGBTI Read more
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
Harassment and intimidation of rights defenders and journalists on the rise in Guatemala Published at 09.08.2017 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment excessive force labour rights killing of protestors protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Crisis escalates in Venezuela as human rights violations increase Published at 04.08.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
State of affairs in Chad: harassment of activists and prevention of protests Published at 10.08.2017 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment prevention of protest attack on HRD negative court ruling intimidation Read more
Saudi authorities execute four men for participating in protests Published at 10.08.2017 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: women negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment release of HRDs Read more
Civil society concerned over Court's decision on internet censorship Published at 03.08.2017 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling internet restriction protest disruption indigenous groups censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Tightening the screws on dissent: harassment, coercion and censorship Published at 07.08.2017 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained enforced disappearance internet restriction torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship non state actors Read more
Congolese police disrupt and disperse civil society meeting on human rights Published at 07.08.2017 Country Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption intimidation time,place restrictions negative court ruling Read more
MSF withdaws staff from village after armed men attack hospital Published at 07.08.2017 Country Central African Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: non state actors Read more
Concern over proposed amendments to law on religious freedom Published at 07.08.2017 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI torture/ill-treatment religious groups intimidation harassment censorship Read more
