Human rights organisations accuse prosecutors of criminalising community defenders Published at 12.12.2019 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment positive CS development women HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Kazakhstan: A tightening grip on civil society: ongoing persecution of activists across the country Published at 23.12.2019 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: refusal of registration criminal defamation protest prevention of protest HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained protest disruption women release of HRDs harassment surveillance HRD detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Reprisals against activists for 2020 protests unabating Published at 30.09.2021 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference harassment HRD killing negative court ruling HRD prosecuted HRD threatened Read more
Arrestation, mise en examen et libération d’un journaliste et défenseur des droits de l’homme Published at 22.01.2020 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
NGOs highlight suppression around virus outbreak in China while persecution of activists continue Published at 07.02.2020 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained youth protest disruption minority groups harassment HRD threatened travel ban HRD detained excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Kazakhstan: Civil society activists intimidated, harassed and imprisoned Published at 07.02.2020 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: refusal of registration protest protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment journalist detained surveillance HRD detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Tightening the screws on dissent: N1 under attack Published at 10.02.2020 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment HRD detained public vilification office raid political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Alarming number of activists being jailed in Vietnam for ‘anti-state’ Facebook posts Published at 13.12.2019 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Nicaragua: criminalización, difamación y acoso de personas defensoras de los DD. HH Published at 20.12.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest HRD prosecuted non state actors self censorship protest disruption Read more
Activists disappeared or arrested in Pakistan while media faces restrictions and threats Published at 08.01.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women bureaucratic restriction intimidation HRD detained excessive force censorship enforced disappearance protestor(s) detained torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Human rights defender and journalist arrested and charged, later released Published at 20.01.2020 Country Chad Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Serbian authorities double down on harassment of critics Published at 11.12.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted public vilification LGBTI protest disruption intimidation political interference harassment HRD detained censorship labour rights protest HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Detention as a systemic tool of suppression Published at 12.02.2020 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained office raid journalist detained restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Coarsening online debates stoke concern Published at 20.11.2019 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: women minority groups positive CS development HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
The onslaught on freedom of expression shows no sign of abating Published at 05.02.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI women release of HRDs HRD detained censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Jimmy Morales' presidency ends with significant setbacks to freedom of expression in Guatemala Published at 30.01.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained protest public vilification HRD prosecuted LGBTI protest disruption office raid release of HRDs environmental rights Read more
Concerns over space for opposition and dissent ahead of 2020 presidential elections Published at 12.02.2020 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained attack on journalist prevention of protest extractive industries restrictive law time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted private sector intimidation non state actors Read more
Presidencia de Jimmy Morales termina con importantes retrocesos para la libertad de expresión Published at 07.02.2020 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest public vilification HRD prosecuted environmental rights LGBTI Read more
Conviction of activist in El Salvador highlights need for a safer environment for defenders Published at 12.02.2020 Country El Salvador Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD acquitted women HRD prosecuted Read more
Activists criminalised and continuous delegitimisation of press in Brazil Published at 07.01.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid HRD prosecuted minority groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained public vilification political interference positive court ruling restrictive law bureaucratic restriction environmental rights Read more
Préoccupations concernant l’espace pour la contestation avant l’élection présidentielle de 2020 Published at 14.02.2020 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD prosecuted intimidation HRD detained private sector attack on journalist prevention of protest extractive industries restrictive law time,place restrictions non state actors Read more
