Spread of coronavirus and emergency safety measures put pressure on civic freedoms Published at 20.04.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions positive court ruling religious groups minority groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest access to info. law Read more
Further attempts to curtail freedom of expression during COVID-19 Published at 05.06.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions censorship positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women journalist detained surveillance excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Protest in Fada N’Gourma against insecurity and stigmatisation Published at 06.07.2020 Country Burkina Faso Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions protest disruption protest intimidation Read more
Charges against HRD Madi Jobarteh dropped, Gambia closer to an access to information law Published at 17.08.2020 Country Gambia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest time,place restrictions HRD acquitted positive CS development access to info. law HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Thousands attend demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the popular movement Published at 07.12.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation torture/ill-treatment HRD detained prevention of protest HRD killing killing of protestors protest disruption excessive force time,place restrictions censorship non state actors release of HRDs attack on journalist protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Civil society platform's accreditation to observe the 22nd February presidential elections withdrawn Published at 16.03.2020 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption prevention of protest political interference time,place restrictions excessive force Read more
Locaux des Échos vandalisés suite à un article sur la COVID-19 Published at 26.08.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Several killed in protests, violence after President Ouattara announces third term bid Published at 16.09.2020 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained protest killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests against increase in electricity prices: several activists arrested Published at 12.03.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest criminal defamation protest disruption release of HRDs protestor(s) detained time,place restrictions land rights Read more
Offices of media outlet attacked and vandalised over a COVID-19 article Published at 25.08.2020 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Black Lives Matter protests continue despite escalating tensions as federal troops deployed Published at 31.08.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of protestors violent protest positive court ruling protest disruption refugees and migrants enabling law minority groups surveillance positive CS development time,place restrictions attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protestor(s) detained Read more
Suppression of journalists and activists by Bangladesh ruling party and supporters intensifying Published at 09.09.2020 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship youth HRD threatened HRD prosecuted protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation harassment Read more
Alassane Ouattara briguera un troisième mandat : plusieurs morts lors de manifestations et violences Published at 23.09.2020 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions HRD detained protest killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist Read more
Tightening restrictions on freedom of speech ahead of presidential election Published at 19.10.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption youth protest political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
CSO campaign ‘Laissez-moi choisir en 2021’; unauthorised online outlets ordered to cease activities Published at 08.10.2020 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions censorship prevention of protest Read more
New government imposes legislative setbacks for civic space in Uruguay Published at 08.10.2020 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: youth restrictive law intimidation time,place restrictions labour rights protest LGBTI Read more
Protests against systemic racism continue despite flagrant attacks on civil liberties Published at 15.10.2020 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling violent protest women refugees and migrants restrictive law minority groups youth protest disruption excessive force killing of protestors journalist detained attack on journalist time,place restrictions non state actors protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Nuevo gobierno inflige varios reveses legislativos al espacio cívico Published at 22.10.2020 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation time,place restrictions labour rights LGBTI youth restrictive law protest Read more
Activist groups working on North Korea facing intimidation while government restricts protests Published at 23.10.2020 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Activists and journalists arrested, protests dispersed and banned Published at 27.08.2020 Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist protest disruption HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest killing of protestors time,place restrictions journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Opposition protests: hundreds arrested, journalists assaulted and detained Published at 09.11.2020 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation attack on journalist protest time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
