Protest leaders on trial as resistence in Anglophone cameroon continues Published at 14.02.2017 Country Cameroon Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction protest disruption prevention of protest CSO closure HRD detained Read more
UN expresses serious concern for NGOs and HRDs in Burundi Published at 07.03.2017 Country Burundi Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist CSO closure Read more
Growing concern over the continuous persecution of civil society, journalists and activists Published at 13.03.2017 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction prevention of protest Read more
Upcoming referendum could further curtail civic freedoms Published at 15.03.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption CSO closure travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force internet restriction violent protest censorship Read more
New measures put in place to protect journalists under threat Published at 16.03.2017 Country Kosovo Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest CSO closure intimidation harassment excessive force protest Read more
The purge continues: protests turn violent, websites blocked and 4,000 civil servants dismissed Published at 02.05.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure labour rights excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest violent protest time,place restrictions censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Russian government continues to prevent protests and suppress dissent Published at 16.05.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure minority groups religious groups attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist prevention of protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Egyptian authorities continue their brazen curtailment of civic space Published at 28.03.2017 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment travel ban HRD detained HRD killing labour rights torture/ill-treatment Read more
Surge in neo-nazi activity harms space for civil society Published at 19.07.2017 Country Sweden Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants CSO closure minority groups intimidation protest non state actors Read more
New Russian laws to further limit internet use and curtail freedom of expression Published at 24.07.2017 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure HRD detained protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Rubber bullets, tear gas and arrests as police break up pride protest Published at 03.07.2017 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption CSO closure travel ban HRD detained excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
UN expert raises concerns over restrictions on civic space in Sudan Published at 21.08.2017 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid torture/ill-treatment CSO closure bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD detained Read more
Closure of Cambodia Daily signals an escalating crackdown on dissent Published at 06.09.2017 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women CSO closure release of HRDs harassment travel ban protest political interference bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD threatened land rights Read more
Crackdown on activists, critical media, dissident voices intensifies in Tanzania Published at 23.10.2017 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI CSO closure intimidation HRD detained HRD killing internet restriction restrictive law censorship surveillance non state actors Read more
Cubans protest slow state response to Hurricane Irma damage and destruction Published at 08.11.2017 Country Cuba Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women CSO closure negative court ruling protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Unrest continues in aftermath of controversial election rerun Published at 01.12.2017 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure harassment excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions Read more
Kazakhstan: Strikes, arrests and fears of new restrictions on fundamental freedoms Published at 31.01.2018 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure labour rights protest internet restriction prevention of protest extractive industries restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protest over 2018 budget law: CSO banned and activists arrested Published at 03.01.2018 Country Niger Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries violent protest CSO closure HRD acquitted time,place restrictions HRD detained Read more
Tajikistan: LGBT CSO forced to close and state restricts online communications Published at 09.01.2018 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI internet restriction torture/ill-treatment CSO closure censorship journalist detained Read more
Decree on Associations imposes severe restrictions on civil society Published at 14.03.2018 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance funding restriction CSO closure restrictive law 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: funding restriction women CSO closure restrictive law censorship journalist detained public vilification Read more
