Opposition protests: two people killed Published at 25.10.2018 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Repressive laws and tactics used to silence critics as Bangladesh elected to UN Human Rights body Published at 26.10.2018 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civic space under pressure in France - a roundup of the latest developments Published at 11.01.2018 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling public vilification refugees and migrants CSO closure protest disruption intimidation criminal defamation political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Press freedom violations surge: journalists assaulted, detained, prosecuted Published at 22.04.2022 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained journalist detained release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
「六四」29周年：万人在港悼念多名异见者在中国面临检控 Published at 05.07.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Judicial harassment against the members of Open Russia movement Published at 27.03.2019 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted harassment restrictive law protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Hong Kong protests met with excessive force as activists suppressed around Tiananmen anniversary Published at 11.07.2019 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained sexual assault travel ban HRD detained women excessive force enforced disappearance censorship internet restriction HRD prosecuted restrictive law environmental rights land rights Read more
Assault and harassment of HRD highlight severe repression of civic space in Equatorial Guinea Published at 29.03.2019 Country Equatorial Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment criminal defamation travel ban torture/ill-treatment HRD detained censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Government bans NGOs for 3 months amid continued crackdown on civil society Published at 10.01.2019 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling HRD prosecuted intimidation CSO closure bureaucratic restriction Read more
Critics of military junta continue to be criminalised Published at 07.09.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment protest positive court ruling restrictive law refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on HRD HRD acquitted intimidation travel ban negative court ruling HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest labour rights HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society calls for all restrictions to be lifted ahead of elections as persecution continues Published at 13.11.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted criminal defamation environmental rights Read more
Civil society highlights torture and ill-treatment of activists at UN review Published at 20.11.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling travel ban criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Nine Hong Kong “Umbrella movement” activists facing trial while pro-independence party banned Published at 17.11.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth women HRD detained protest restrictive law censorship surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Private security company hired by authorities to research anti-base protesters in Okinawa Published at 02.04.2019 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups surveillance negative court ruling HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Moratorium on use of repressive laws lifted despite promises at the UN human rights council Published at 04.12.2018 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation travel ban negative court ruling criminal defamation HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Elections in Bahrain condemned as sham by civil society Published at 06.12.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women political interference HRD prosecuted intimidation Read more
Four environmental defenders criminalised in Paraguay Published at 05.06.2019 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: protest attack on HRD HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Millions Rally in Support of Catalonian Independence Published at 05.10.2018 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling attack on HRD religious groups criminal defamation attack on journalist HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Concerns about freedom of expression in Nigeria: journalists arrested, protests repressed Published at 19.11.2019 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation protest harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation violent protest killing of journalist prevention of protest political interference killing of protestors bureaucratic restriction journalist detained private sector non state actors protestor(s) detained women religious groups release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
Increasing use of judicial system in Singapore to silence critics Published at 04.02.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law negative court ruling HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
Heavy prison sentences for HRDs Published at 11.02.2019 Country Togo Category Latest Developments Tags: youth intimidation release of HRDs HRD detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
