Civil society outlawed in practice by Nicaragua’s authorities Published at 05.07.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women censorship CSO closure religious groups harassment travel ban journalist detained HRD detained sexual assault surveillance HRD prosecuted torture/ill-treatment restrictive law environmental rights Read more
Journalists and critical voices face harsh crackdown Published at 02.02.2018 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist journalist detained Read more
Journalists, bloggers and activists arrested under new state of emergency Published at 29.03.2018 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained Read more
Criminalisation of activists and journalists continue Published at 13.12.2022 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained journalist detained HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Calls to release journalists on 20th anniversary of media crackdown Published at 30.11.2021 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance journalist detained Read more
Over 1,000 arrested: Bleak outlook for Turkish civil society in aftermath of referendum Published at 26.04.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained political interference release of HRDs censorship HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Journalist sentenced to death in a trial marred by a non-transparent judicial process Published at 10.05.2017 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: protest attack on journalist journalist detained negative court ruling non state actors Read more
Journalist arrested and charged for expressing political views Published at 27.04.2017 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment journalist detained intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling non state actors Read more
Two indigenous and land rights activists killed in Rio Grande do Sul and Pará Published at 27.04.2017 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups HRD detained HRD killing protest killing of protestors journalist detained environmental rights land rights Read more
No sign of civic freedoms improving, despite activists' release Published at 25.04.2017 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of protestors violent protest minority groups release of HRDs censorship journalist detained excessive force Read more
Media rights group petitions for greater protection of journalists in South Sudan Published at 02.05.2017 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained Read more
Journalists detained and threatened for investigative reporting Published at 03.05.2017 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation Read more
Crackdown on media workers continue Published at 04.04.2018 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist women journalist detained excessive force Read more
Shrinking space for civil society in pre-election Kyrgyzstan Published at 01.05.2017 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation public vilification torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions journalist detained surveillance Read more
Journalists arrested for World Press Freedom Day procession in Kampala Published at 23.05.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained journalist detained harassment attack on journalist Read more
Harassment, detentions and mass surveillance restrict Uzbek citizens' civil and political rights Published at 05.05.2017 Country Uzbekistan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist travel ban time,place restrictions protest disruption release of HRDs journalist detained harassment surveillance Read more
Despite de-escalation agreement, civic space under severe threat in Syria Published at 27.07.2017 Country Syria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption journalist detained intimidation attack on journalist killing of journalist non state actors Read more
Repression and criminalisation of protests continue in Venezuela Published at 19.05.2017 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation excessive force harassment public vilification attack on journalist protest disruption internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Freedom of expression under threat in the UAE Published at 02.08.2017 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation Read more
Journalist and trade unionist charged with defamation for criticising an arbitrary arrest Published at 25.07.2017 Country Gabon Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights criminal defamation protest prevention of protest censorship protest disruption attack on journalist negative court ruling journalist detained Read more
HRD killed and journalists attacked by Ugandan People's Defence Forces Published at 27.07.2017 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation journalist detained surveillance attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained Read more
