Proposed media regulations threaten media freedom ahead of elections Published at 26.03.2019 Country Lithuania Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive CS development Read more
Fracking protestors jail sentence overturned on appeal Published at 05.11.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive CS development protestor(s) detained environmental rights release of HRDs Read more
Tensions run high amid name change debate Published at 05.11.2018 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference censorship protestor(s) detained positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification violent protest environmental rights Read more
Police charged for unjustified use of violence, as Romanian politicians blame protestors Published at 02.11.2018 Country Romania Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development political interference restrictive law public vilification Read more
Anti-Nuclear Activists Arrested during simultaneous raids Published at 05.07.2018 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: environmental rights harassment positive CS development journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Attacks on journalists increasingly connected to government corruption and criminal investigations Published at 13.11.2018 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups refugees and migrants intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist HRD killing protest killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors land rights Read more
Removal of blasphemy from constitution "an important step" for Ireland Published at 15.01.2019 Country Ireland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
As negotiations continue, Latvian CSOs look forward to good relations with new government Published at 15.01.2019 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development bureaucratic restriction Read more
Critics of military junta continue to be criminalised Published at 07.09.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment protest positive court ruling restrictive law refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on HRD HRD acquitted intimidation travel ban negative court ruling HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest labour rights HRD prosecuted Read more
Ongoing legal and policy changes to protect freedom of expression, welcomed by UN Special Rapporteur Published at 14.11.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
Warring Factions Sign Peace Agreement, Pledge to Release Political Prisoners Published at 16.11.2018 Country South Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development Read more
Civil society highlights torture and ill-treatment of activists at UN review Published at 20.11.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling travel ban criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Human rights lawyer assisting families of slain sugar farmers in Sagay gunned down Published at 22.11.2018 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on HRD torture/ill-treatment positive CS development HRD detained HRD killing land rights Read more
Improvement of civic space ratings but violations still occur Published at 26.11.2018 Country Gambia Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained positive CS development attack on journalist protest disruption killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
New government moves to open space for dialogue with civil society Published at 28.11.2018 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development refugees and migrants public vilification Read more
Reforms Continue as Parties Ready for Promised 2020 Election Published at 22.01.2019 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption release of HRDs positive CS development excessive force protest killing of protestors enabling law protestor(s) detained Read more
Government poised to decriminalise libel Published at 03.04.2019 Country Sierra Leone Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights violent protest non state actors private sector land rights Read more
Femen protestors met with violence by pro-Franco supporters in Madrid Published at 07.12.2018 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
#Maanash fightback against new law Published at 10.12.2018 Country Jordan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law positive CS development labour rights protest Read more
Government shutdown drives workers to protest Washington's inaction Published at 31.01.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups refugees and migrants positive CS development protestor(s) detained attack on journalist labour rights protest public vilification restrictive law censorship journalist detained environmental rights Read more
Activists in Malaysia facing various forms of harassment from authorities Published at 19.11.2019 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law protest women harassment positive CS development criminal defamation Read more
