Protesters in Myanmar face arbitrary arrest, prosecution and excessive force Published at 01.04.2019 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained land rights 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
Despite smears, civil society remains defiant Published at 10.12.2018 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification political interference HRD threatened LGBTI women minority groups intimidation labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Anti-corruption reporting under threat as investigations into media attacks stall Published at 12.02.2019 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI minority groups protest political interference bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions censorship environmental rights Read more
Laos increases controls on social media news sites while anti-land grab protesters jailed Published at 05.09.2019 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship release of HRDs minority groups enforced disappearance land rights Read more
Persecution of activists continue while abuses against Uighurs remain in the spotlight Published at 07.03.2019 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: youth minority groups harassment surveillance HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights internet restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Freedoms under attack with legislation restricting protests and hostility toward journalists Published at 25.11.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification youth restrictive law refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation positive CS development time,place restrictions attack on journalist protestor(s) detained labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Ongoing attacks against environmental activists and journalists in India while critics harassed Published at 10.09.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment environmental rights protestor(s) detained HRD detained attack on journalist criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment extractive industries time,place restrictions non state actors HRD threatened office raid attack on HRD restrictive law minority groups land rights Read more
Lhotshampa minority remain displaced and their electoral rights restricted Published at 18.03.2019 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups Read more
Civic freedoms in Cuba becoming increasingly restrained Published at 04.07.2019 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained protestor(s) detained LGBTI women minority groups intimidation protest censorship non state actors Read more
West Papuan protests met with internet shutdown, arrests of activists and excessive force Published at 11.09.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened HRD prosecuted minority groups killing of protestors intimidation internet restriction restrictive law prevention of protest protestor(s) detained harassment excessive force criminal defamation violent protest Read more
Anti-corruption protests force removal of Mongolian politician while judicial independence at risk Published at 03.05.2019 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI political interference minority groups Read more
New Australian law to crackdown on violent videos on social media may lead to censorship Published at 17.04.2019 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship indigenous groups extractive industries minority groups censorship protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
State orchestrated civil society a threat to independent groups Published at 17.05.2019 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment protest political interference minority groups public vilification Read more
Growing protection concerns as journalists in Greece targeted by violent actors Published at 18.06.2019 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants minority groups harassment positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation protest violent protest non state actors Read more
Misuse of ICCPR Act and judicial system to stifle freedom of expression in Sri Lanka Published at 05.07.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups censorship journalist detained criminal defamation Read more
Peaceful protests in Kosovo amid growing ethnic tensions Published at 07.08.2019 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women minority groups public vilification Read more
Civil society concerned about risks to fundamental freedoms in Kashmir as special status revoked Published at 13.08.2019 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction prevention of protest minority groups time,place restrictions censorship excessive force Read more
Macedonia's civic space roundup Published at 16.05.2019 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI religious groups minority groups HRD threatened environmental rights non state actors positive CS development attack on journalist protest political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship Read more
Kuwait fails to implement UPR recommendations, HRDs defending Bedoon rights systematically targeted Published at 15.10.2019 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups HRD detained protest internet restriction HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Restrictive bills still being pushed by Nepali lawmakers as protests around Xi’s visit stifled Published at 16.10.2019 Country Nepal Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD minority groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law journalist detained land rights indigenous groups Read more
