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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
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
At least 16 killed, hundreds arrested in protests to demand a return to civilian rule
- Published at
- 10.06.2021
- Country
- Chad
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of protestors
- censorship
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- protestor(s) detained
COVID-19 used to curtail freedom of expression further
- Published at
- 24.06.2020
- Country
- Morocco
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- office raid
- harassment
- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
Honduras enacts new Criminal Code enabling criminalisation of protesters and journalists
- Published at
- 13.07.2020
- Country
- Honduras
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- women
- indigenous groups
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- non state actors
At least 11 people killed in anti-government protests following legislative elections
- Published at
- 23.07.2020
- Country
- Mali
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
Protesters arrested, temporary internet restrictions imposed
- Published at
- 02.12.2020
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
COVID-19, a pretext to further suppress freedom of expression and association
- Published at
- 22.06.2020
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- harassment
- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
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
Despite serious crimes probe, Myanmar continues to silence critics and block the internet
- Published at
- 17.01.2020
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest
- criminal defamation
- internet restriction
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
Expression under threat: New law to censor social media
- Published at
- 23.07.2020
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- intimidation
- labour rights
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
Internet shutdown, disputed results and protests surround general elections
- Published at
- 28.08.2019
- Country
- Malawi
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- protest disruption
- labour rights
- protest
Attempts to ban CSOs; activists and journalists come under attack
- Published at
- 26.06.2020
- Country
- Serbia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- funding restriction
- internet restriction
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD threatened
- public vilification
Massive restrictions on expression during COVID-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition
- Published at
- 24.08.2020
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- internet restriction
- restrictive law
- people with disabilities
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention
- Published at
- 18.08.2020
- Country
- Turkey
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- positive court ruling
- harassment
- protest
- excessive force
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Mass protests follow disputed election results
- Published at
- 20.08.2020
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- violent protest
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
Hundreds dead after protests, fears over COVID-19 restrictions’ impact on free speech
- Published at
- 20.08.2020
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- violent protest
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- surveillance
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- protestor(s) detained
Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide
- Published at
- 25.08.2020
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- positive court ruling
- surveillance
- restrictive law
- harassment
- protest
- HRD killing
- women
- political interference
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- labour rights
- prevention of protest
- internet restriction
- LGBTI
- minority groups
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- extractive industries
- indigenous groups
- public vilification