Activist convicted for satirical caricature of prime minister Published at 14.03.2018 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth restrictive law travel ban negative court ruling HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
Protests against toxic spill continue despite persecution of environmental activists Published at 22.03.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups minority groups attack on HRD intimidation negative court ruling harassment HRD detained excessive force protestor(s) detained HRD threatened prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted surveillance women environmental rights Read more
Court jails anti-mining activist for "spreading Communist ideology" Published at 03.04.2018 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law negative court ruling criminal defamation HRD prosecuted intimidation protest environmental rights harassment non state actors HRD detained land rights Read more
Positive civic space developments: some activists hopeful, some still wary Published at 25.05.2018 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women positive CS development negative court ruling protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest people with disabilities private sector 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
Protests over corruption rock South Africa prior to Zuma's departure in February Published at 19.04.2018 Country South Africa Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship positive court ruling youth women positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling protest prevention of protest violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Thousands of tear gas canisters fired as police clear anti-capitalist community Published at 01.05.2018 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force criminal defamation violent protest political interference restrictive law private sector censorship environmental rights attack on journalist negative court ruling land rights Read more
Legitimacy of upcoming elections questioned with crackdown on media and opposition Published at 28.05.2018 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: women negative court ruling excessive force protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship land rights Read more
Attacks on civic space continue with threats to dissolve opposition and jailing of judges Published at 31.05.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance political interference bureaucratic restriction negative court ruling excessive force protest 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
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
Repression of protests killed 15 people in 2018 Published at 07.08.2018 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: protest youth harassment enforced disappearance attack on journalist negative court ruling killing of protestors excessive force labour rights censorship Read more
Repression and arbitrary detentions during protests continue in Honduras Published at 10.08.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest excessive force youth non state actors positive CS development negative court ruling extractive industries torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
Environmental protests continue as fracking companies seek court injunction Published at 02.07.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment positive CS development negative court ruling public vilification extractive industries private sector surveillance environmental rights non state actors Read more
One dead after police violently repress student protests Published at 10.07.2018 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups killing of protestors harassment negative court ruling excessive force Read more
Criminalisation of free speech creating chilling effect, as elections draws near Published at 08.08.2018 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI negative court ruling labour rights restrictive law Read more
Activists continue to face persecution as thousands mark Tiananmen anniversary in Hong Kong Published at 05.07.2018 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction LGBTI protest disruption torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted women travel ban HRD detained negative court ruling protest Read more
Council of Europe demands release of political prisoners detained by Russia Published at 06.07.2018 Country Ukraine Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment violent protest minority groups negative court ruling labour rights protest Read more
Hun Sen increases restrictions on media and online expression in Cambodia ahead of elections Published at 20.07.2018 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted bureaucratic restriction positive court ruling HRD killing HRD acquitted negative court ruling environmental rights criminal defamation internet restriction censorship journalist detained land rights Read more
Human rights lawyer Emin Aslan sentenced to 30 days in detention Published at 23.07.2018 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling protest Read more
Somaliland authorities continue attack on free expression Published at 24.07.2018 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling CSO closure release of HRDs censorship protestor(s) detained negative court ruling Read more
