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Crackdown on dissent and independent journalism during COVID-19
- Published at
- 11.05.2020
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- harassment
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- protest
- sexual assault
- journalist detained
- women
- HRD prosecuted
Oman: Artistic censorship and harassment of online activists continues
- Published at
- 11.06.2020
- Country
- Oman
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
NGOs call on authorities to end persecution of activists
- Published at
- 03.12.2020
- Country
- Algeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- funding restriction
- censorship
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- journalist detained
Judicial harassment and arrests of activists continues unabated
- Published at
- 19.06.2020
- Country
- Niger
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
- women
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- journalist detained
Cuban artist detained for his work and declared prisoner of conscience
- Published at
- 06.04.2020
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- torture/ill-treatment
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
Cuba cracking down on dissent using internet regulation and COVID-19 pretence
- Published at
- 10.06.2020
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
- harassment
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
Election period sees clampdown on freedoms; Outgoing president Nkurunziza dies suddenly
- Published at
- 15.06.2020
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
- harassment
- HRD killing
- HRD prosecuted
Declining health of convicted HRD concerns family members and human rights organisations
- Published at
- 29.05.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- negative court ruling
- public vilification
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
Students, youth, lead calls for democracy in Eswatini
- Published at
- 29.10.2021
- Country
- Eswatini
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- protest
- censorship
- internet restriction
- political interference
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
Forte répression des libertés pendant la période électorale et décès soudain du président sortant
- Published at
- 19.06.2020
- Country
- Burundi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- internet restriction
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
Le harcèlement judiciaire et les arrestations de militants se poursuivent sans relâche
- Published at
- 25.06.2020
- Country
- Niger
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted
Attacks on the press and critics persist as UN report on the Philippines finds widespread violations
- Published at
- 25.06.2020
- Country
- Philippines
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD threatened
- protest disruption
- women
- harassment
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
Onslaught of restrictive legislation continues in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 26.01.2021
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
Three reporters killed in Mexico, showing increasingly more dangerous environment for journalists
- Published at
- 03.12.2020
- Country
- Mexico
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- protest disruption
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- enabling law
- sexual assault
- killing of journalist
- violent protest
- protest
- refugees and migrants
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Saudi Arabia continues to detain, harass and torture human rights defenders
- Published at
- 21.01.2021
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- labour rights
- refugees and migrants
- HRD prosecuted
Repression of Liberal Publishing House, journalists and online critics escalates in Vietnam
- Published at
- 30.07.2020
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- women
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD prosecuted
Ongoing use of repressive laws, Thai activist abducted, increased surveillance in the South
- Published at
- 22.07.2020
- Country
- Thailand
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- positive court ruling
- youth
- protest disruption
- surveillance
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
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
Malaysian police ramp up persecution of Al Jazeera, journalists and activists to stifle criticism
- Published at
- 05.08.2020
- Country
- Malaysia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- office raid
- refugees and migrants
- women
- harassment
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Judicial harassment of FNDC activists; 6 people killed in protest against COVID-19 police roadblocks
- Published at
- 12.08.2020
- Country
- Guinea
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- prevention of protest
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- non state actors