Protests and violence precede controversial presidential elections without main opposition Published at 05.05.2021 Country Benin Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption killing of protestors protest Read more
Cases of hate speech; climate protesters arrested Published at 19.05.2021 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries environmental rights protestor(s) detained positive court ruling protest Read more
Protests over Serbian Orthodox Church enthronement, violence against journalists Published at 05.10.2021 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest harassment environmental rights attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues Published at 19.05.2021 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship positive CS development bureaucratic restriction attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling censorship refusal of registration protest internet restriction restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests against tax reform lead thousands to the streets in Colombia, face brutal police repression Published at 19.05.2021 Country Colombia Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights excessive force attack on journalist criminal defamation violent protest women public vilification sexual assault killing of protestors youth protest disruption negative court ruling censorship protestor(s) detained indigenous groups environmental rights protest attack on HRD internet restriction land rights HRD killing non state actors Read more
Opposition against proposals for lithium mines continues; journalist racially attacked on live TV Published at 07.06.2021 Country Portugal Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights labour rights protest refugees and migrants harassment non state actors Read more
Local newspaper fires journalists for criticising political bias; PM continues to attack journalists Published at 30.07.2021 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights LGBTI protest disruption harassment public vilification protest non state actors attack on journalist Read more
Detention of journalists for spreading disinformation Published at 03.03.2021 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained HRD threatened restrictive law religious groups protest Read more
Smear campaigns against the media and CSOs continue Published at 30.04.2021 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment protest public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Repression of activists and journalists persists in Myanmar despite ASEAN rebuke Published at 09.11.2021 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid religious groups release of HRDs HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Guatemala: Siege in municipality to prevent anti-mining protests by Indigenous groups Published at 18.11.2021 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation harassment excessive force prevention of protest protestor(s) detained censorship private sector HRD prosecuted non state actors indigenous groups attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest protest disruption restrictive law journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Protests staged by parents against children wearing masks in school Published at 30.09.2021 Country Croatia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest environmental rights intimidation Read more
Targeted Police Brutality Against Sex Workers’ Protest Actions Published at 28.05.2021 Country Malawi Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women restrictive law Read more
Decline in RSF World Press Freedom Index amid increasing attacks on journalists Published at 17.06.2021 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained positive court ruling intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification violent protest non state actors Read more
Independence of Czech TV and radio under threat Published at 18.06.2021 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference protest Read more
Women’s rights NGOs call for more funding; Rule of law & anti-corruption referendum launched Published at 15.10.2021 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment positive CS development excessive force protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Several civil society protests banned; journalist sentenced to prison for criminal defamation Published at 29.10.2021 Country Senegal Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption women release of HRDs HRD detained environmental rights Read more
Undocumented migrants stage hunger strike for over 60 days; victory for climate activism Published at 06.08.2021 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest refugees and migrants environmental rights Read more
Association suspended after alleged sex education scandal; journalists targeted at local elections Published at 19.10.2021 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protestor(s) detained labour rights protest public vilification Read more
Politicians hold protest outside parliament while LGBTQI community still at risk in Samoa Published at 03.12.2021 Country Samoa Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest Read more
Police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse party goers gathering against COVID-19 measures Published at 21.06.2021 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained intimidation protest excessive force internet restriction violent protest Read more
