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Independent newspaper shut down permanently by Omani Supreme Court
Published at
14.11.2017
Country
Oman
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- release of HRDs

Kazakhstan: Problematic draft laws and politically-motivated imprisonments
Published at
27.11.2017
Country
Kazakhstan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- religious groups
- release of HRDs
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions

Death knell for democracy as political opposition dissolved
Published at
20.11.2017
Country
Cambodia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD threatened
- political interference
- private sector
- intimidation
- environmental rights
- negative court ruling
- protest

Head of Chechen human rights NGO detained and staff threatened
Published at
05.02.2018
Country
Russia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- restrictive law
- office raid
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD threatened

Supreme Court ruling strikes a blow to the right to access public information
Published at
20.12.2017
Country
El Salvador
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- HRD prosecuted
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- LGBTI
- protest

Nationalistic feelings surge during large Independence Day march
Published at
19.12.2017
Country
Poland
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- political interference
- restrictive law
- refugees and migrants
- violent protest
- negative court ruling
- protest

Catalonia: tensions remain high as Madrid asserts control
Published at
21.12.2017
Country
Spain
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- protest

Crackdown on journalists and protests in the run-up to and after Somaliland election
Published at
21.12.2017
Country
Somalia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- killing of journalist
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
- non state actors

Kyrgyzstan: Will the new president break with his predecessor’s troubling human rights legacy?
Published at
21.12.2017
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- protest
- criminal defamation
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- restrictive law
- time,place restrictions
- surveillance

Human rights situation deteriorates as Bahrain's Prince meets President Trump over business deals
Published at
22.12.2017
Country
Bahrain
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted

Citizens protest Supreme Court decision that allows Morales to run for fourth term in 2019
Published at
03.01.2018
Country
Bolivia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- violent protest
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- protest disruption
- harassment
- positive CS development

Lawyer threatened for advocating on behalf of indigenous communities' rights
Published at
04.05.2018
Country
Bolivia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- office raid
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- protest
- political interference
- HRD threatened
- environmental rights
- land rights

New penal code could threaten civic space in Oman
Published at
02.02.2018
Country
Oman
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- negative court ruling
- restrictive law

Serious freedom of expression concerns remain under new president
Published at
26.02.2018
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- political interference
- time,place restrictions
- censorship
- negative court ruling
- protest

Alarming wave of attacks against human rights defenders and journalists
Published at
09.03.2018
Country
Colombia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on HRD
- positive court ruling
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- HRD threatened
- environmental rights

Government declares state of emergency and detains Supreme Court judges
Published at
07.02.2018
Country
Maldives
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- restrictive law

Artists and social media users impacted by Spain's legal restrictions on free expression
Published at
06.03.2018
Country
Spain
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- censorship
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law

Attacks on fundamental freedoms continue in the lead up to elections
Published at
09.02.2018
Country
Cambodia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted
- women
- attack on HRD
- environmental rights
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- land rights

Tashi Wangchuk and other activists imprisoned as President Xi tightens grip on power
Published at
19.03.2018
Country
China
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on HRD
- LGBTI
- refugees and migrants
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- surveillance
- HRD prosecuted

State suspends two newspapers claiming the existence of political prisoners in the country
Published at
16.02.2018
Country
Côte d'Ivoire
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- violent protest
- political interference
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- protest