Protesters and journalists denied access to legal representation Published at 14.03.2018 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest killing of journalist release of HRDs journalist detained protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
40 radio stations suspend broadcasting for 24 hours to protest press freedom violations Published at 12.03.2018 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth attack on journalist labour rights excessive force protest killing of protestors violent protest political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Increased restrictions as Egyptians go to the polls: A growing gulf between rhetoric and reality Published at 27.03.2018 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained funding restriction women CSO closure restrictive law public vilification Read more
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar concerned over shrinking civic space Published at 29.03.2018 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained excessive force protestor(s) detained criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law LGBTI minority groups journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society calls for an immediate investigation into activist's death in prison Published at 08.05.2018 Country Oman Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained killing of journalist Read more
Mass protests lead to peaceful transition of power Published at 28.05.2018 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained journalist detained restrictive law protest disruption protest Read more
About one in five people in the U.S. have attended a protest or political rally since 2016 Published at 01.05.2018 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist labour rights protest violent protest restrictive law journalist detained youth women refugees and migrants protestor(s) detained Read more
A surge in travel bans leaves activists and journalists unable to speak out overseas Published at 13.04.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment travel ban HRD acquitted HRD detained censorship excessive force labour rights journalist detained protestor(s) detained LGBTI women youth protest release of HRDs Read more
Three journalists arrested in Mali on dubious allegations then later released Published at 06.04.2018 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protest disruption women excessive force Read more
Thousands of activists, indigenous groups and others rally around environmental concerns Published at 23.05.2018 Country Canada Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI youth indigenous groups refugees and migrants negative court ruling labour rights excessive force protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Government plans to profile NGOs as NGO Bill remains under consideration Published at 20.04.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force violent protest restrictive law journalist detained non state actors Read more
Wave of arrests of CSO activists in protests against 2018 budget law Published at 24.04.2018 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption prevention of protest violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
Unending restrictions on civic freedoms Published at 02.05.2018 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women self censorship release of HRDs HRD detained HRD killing excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained time,place restrictions Read more
Civil society condemns attacks against journalists and closure of media outlets in Iraqi Kurdistan Published at 27.04.2018 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protest disruption journalist detained excessive force protest Read more
Arbitrary arrest of activists, excessive use of force and targeting of journalists in Nepal Published at 28.10.2021 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained minority groups attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest protest disruption women Read more
Journalists in Belarus fined as the regime silences independent voices Published at 06.06.2018 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: women negative court ruling protest harassment political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Journalists detained without charge in Puntland and Somaliland Published at 08.06.2018 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: women journalist detained positive CS development HRD detained protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Dozens of journalists fear for their lives Published at 04.09.2018 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist journalist detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Septimius Award organisers abducted in Tripoli and held in detention by GNA Published at 18.06.2018 Country Libya Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance journalist detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
In a post-Castro era with a new president, what has changed for Cuban activists and opposition? Published at 18.06.2018 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Harsh sentences for 18 opposition protesters Published at 21.06.2018 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist intimidation labour rights harassment excessive force negative court ruling prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
