Indian authorities target activists, journalists as they suppress support for the farmers’ protests Published at 24.02.2021 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption women HRD detained excessive force protest criminal defamation public vilification torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Increasing use of draconian UAPA and other repressive laws to stifle dissent in India Published at 02.12.2021 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling journalist detained restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD detained HRD killing protest Read more
Chile: overwhelming majority approves Constitutional Convention Published at 22.03.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups protestor(s) detained intimidation release of HRDs positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest land rights Read more
Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law during transition period Published at 25.02.2021 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling labour rights protest positive court ruling public vilification internet restriction women intimidation harassment positive CS development restrictive law Read more
Positive developments: New law protects Roma people against hate crimes; gender studies ban annulled Published at 03.03.2021 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI minority groups positive CS development labour rights protest Read more
Protests against Anti-Asian attacks in the USA Published at 06.04.2021 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women minority groups harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Chile: arrolladora mayoría aprueba la Convención Constituyente Published at 06.04.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI release of HRDs protestor(s) detained protest positive CS development excessive force women indigenous groups attack on journalist intimidation land rights violent protest Read more
HRDs targeted for work on migrants; women protest over medical abortion access Published at 23.03.2021 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest public vilification bureaucratic restriction positive court ruling LGBTI women office raid HRD prosecuted Read more
Concerns over proposed constitutional amendment which seeks to limit LGBTI rights Published at 31.03.2021 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI CSO closure restrictive law travel ban protestor(s) detained protest positive court ruling Read more
Orbán’s government targets LGBTI rights amid the pandemic and bans protests Published at 06.04.2021 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI funding restriction protest public vilification restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship non state actors Read more
Student protests calling for academic freedom met with excessive force, LGBTI students targeted Published at 25.02.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights restrictive law positive court ruling excessive force LGBTI women youth harassment protest HRD detained censorship negative court ruling prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
WORSENING CLIMATE FOR FREE SPEECH: SPATE OF THREATS AND ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS AND ACTIVISTS Published at 24.05.2021 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development attack on journalist youth protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment labour rights HRD detained public vilification protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest surveillance positive court ruling women restrictive law Read more
Violent attacks against three Indigenous communities of Costa Rica Published at 17.08.2020 Country Costa Rica Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment non state actors HRD threatened land rights Read more
Uso da Lei de Segurança Nacional para silenciar críticos no Brasil Published at 24.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protestor(s) detained women indigenous groups HRD prosecuted positive CS development attack on journalist protest environmental rights land rights youth office raid attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing internet restriction killing of journalist access to info. law private sector extractive industries non state actors positive court ruling restrictive law Read more
Dictatorship-era National Security Law used to intimidate critics in Brazil Published at 11.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women office raid attack on HRD HRD killing intimidation youth killing of journalist HRD detained access to info. law private sector non state actors positive court ruling indigenous groups positive CS development environmental rights attack on journalist protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
HRDs and journalists remain under threat Published at 25.05.2021 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling enforced disappearance women journalist detained restrictive law positive CS development HRD detained Read more
Whistleblowers still facing prosecution in Australia, new harsh sanctions against charities proposed Published at 04.06.2021 Country Australia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
Janša’s government continues its attack on media freedom; spreads misinformation about CSOs Published at 13.05.2021 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship positive court ruling LGBTI youth intimidation harassment protest public vilification non state actors Read more
Cases of hate speech; climate protesters arrested Published at 19.05.2021 Country Norway Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries environmental rights protestor(s) detained positive court ruling protest Read more
Smear campaigns against the media and CSOs continue Published at 30.04.2021 Country Serbia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment protest public vilification internet restriction restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Decline in RSF World Press Freedom Index amid increasing attacks on journalists Published at 17.06.2021 Country Germany Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained positive court ruling intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification violent protest non state actors Read more
