Reprieve proves elusive for Maasai community protesting evictions Published at 01.11.2022 Country Tanzania Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups CSO closure negative court ruling protest land rights Read more
Somaliland: Media and journalists face new wave of attacks Published at 30.11.2022 Country Somalia Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation killing of journalist harassment HRD acquitted protest disruption release of HRDs office raid protest CSO closure attack on journalist censorship internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Israeli occupation forces raid, damage and seal offices of several CSOs; Jerusalem born French-Palestinian lawyer exiled to France Published at 27.12.2022 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained censorship office raid attack on HRD journalist detained Read more
Continuous crackdown on civil society Published at 11.03.2023 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Protests met with detentions, peace agreement’s transitional period extended Published at 20.10.2022 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption CSO closure release of HRDs harassment labour rights protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Anti-Racism CSO KISA continues to fight its dissolution, banks treat CSOs as ‘high-risk’ Published at 01.02.2023 Country Cyprus Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction refugees and migrants CSO closure harassment restrictive law Read more
Concern over criminalisation of solidarity case Published at 01.03.2023 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants CSO closure labour rights protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Turkish pop star arrested for comments, disinformation law passed, targeting of journalists Published at 07.12.2022 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women refugees and migrants CSO closure attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Attempts to weaken the ability of CSOs to protect public interest & concerning cyber security law Published at 15.02.2023 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: protest environmental rights CSO closure restrictive law Read more
UN office faces termination, proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill raises concerns Published at 19.04.2023 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained criminal defamation positive court ruling LGBTI release of HRDs attack on journalist protest extractive industries political interference restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Proposed election law sparks protests, CSOs denounce new framework to monitor online content Published at 20.04.2023 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD CSO closure HRD detained HRD killing protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Crackdown on human rights defenders continues in Nicaragua Published at 30.05.2023 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained negative court ruling CSO closure Read more
Afghanistan: Nearly two years on from the Taliban takeover, persecution of civil society, journalists and critics continues Published at 27.07.2023 Country Afghanistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD CSO closure office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained attack on journalist excessive force torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Tougher restrictions for CSOs and right to information amid new law and draft law Published at 30.06.2023 Country Palestine Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction journalist detained CSO closure attack on journalist restrictive law access to info. law Read more
Iran cracks down on dissent on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody Published at 26.09.2023 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women CSO closure harassment HRD detained excessive force protest public vilification Read more
Tajikistan: Suppressing critical voices Published at 26.09.2023 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship CSO closure intimidation positive CS development HRD detained public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists continue to face increasing violations Published at 11.08.2023 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI office raid religious groups CSO closure censorship Read more
Journalists and environmental HRDs face threats and attacks Published at 10.10.2023 Country Uganda Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI CSO closure harassment attack on journalist HRD detained environmental rights land rights Read more
More INGOs declared “undesirable”, Crimean activist sentenced to 15 years in prison for pro-Ukrainian protest Published at 18.07.2023 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction CSO closure harassment HRD detained criminal defamation journalist detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Journalists imprisoned for spreading “fake news” about the Russian Army Published at 22.03.2023 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction office raid CSO closure negative court ruling criminal defamation journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
US journalist arrested on espionage charges, faces 20 years in prison Published at 18.04.2023 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction CSO closure protest time,place restrictions journalist detained environmental rights Read more
