Pashtun protests continue despite pressure from authorities Published at 01.05.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship funding restriction attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment surveillance protest enforced disappearance political interference censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Fidesz landslide heightens concerns for civil society and independent media Published at 29.05.2018 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling prevention of protest CSO closure political interference protest public vilification Read more
UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space Published at 02.08.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure harassment excessive force enforced disappearance journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted 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
NGO faces shut down, as blogger is sentenced for tweet Published at 05.10.2018 Country Kuwait Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship censorship CSO closure intimidation Read more
Civil society says shutting down of international NGOs an ‘attack on civic freedoms’ Published at 17.10.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women CSO closure minority groups travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Over 12000 NGOs ordered to stop operations, LGBTIQ community face increasing attacks Published at 29.01.2020 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained refusal of registration protest political interference restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protesters, activists, journalists & aid workers attacked, kidnapped, killed, as protests escalate Published at 25.02.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing excessive force enforced disappearance killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship non state actors women attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns about shut down of Maldives human rights group Published at 10.03.2020 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist HRD threatened CSO closure Read more
Peaceful Assembly affected by COVID-19 restrictions Published at 28.05.2020 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest attack on HRD CSO closure protest Read more
Concern as government punishes free expression Published at 30.06.2020 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship CSO closure criminal defamation youth Read more
Critics detained for COVID-19 related remarks Published at 07.07.2020 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption journalist detained CSO closure release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained Read more
Civil society group’s funds seized in the Maldives while women’s rights organisation smeared online Published at 09.07.2020 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure protest public vilification Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights continuing human rights violations Published at 06.08.2020 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD CSO closure harassment HRD killing HRD acquitted HRD threatened Read more
Authorities embark on major crackdown on expression amid COVID-19 and ahead of elections Published at 08.09.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI office raid attack on HRD CSO closure criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
More restrictions reported ahead of October election Published at 19.10.2020 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference office raid attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation Read more
Journalists face persistent onslaught, new media law further threatens expression Published at 16.10.2020 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure release of HRDs protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Activist groups working on North Korea facing intimidation while government restricts protests Published at 23.10.2020 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Rights groups concerned at violation of migrant workers’ association rights, COVID-19 tracing apps Published at 30.10.2020 Country Qatar Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance labour rights CSO closure restrictive law Read more
July 2021: Black weeks for Belarusian Civil Society Published at 26.08.2021 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling internet restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Persecution of activists, raids in Kashmir and increasing restrictions on foreign funding in India Published at 12.01.2021 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid journalist detained CSO closure restrictive law HRD detained protest Read more
