Second-worst country in the EU for LGBTI persons, index shows Published at 01.06.2021 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest positive CS development 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: youth protest disruption office raid intimidation harassment HRD detained public vilification enforced disappearance prevention of protest surveillance positive court ruling women positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest restrictive law Read more
Uso da Lei de Segurança Nacional para silenciar críticos no Brasil Published at 24.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: youth office raid attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing killing of journalist access to info. law private sector non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Guatemala: freedom of expression in sharp decline Published at 11.05.2022 Country Guatemala Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups harassment positive CS development protest killing of journalist environmental rights non state actors Read more
Dictatorship-era National Security Law used to intimidate critics in Brazil Published at 11.05.2021 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: youth office raid attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing killing of journalist access to info. law private sector non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women indigenous groups positive CS development attack on journalist protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights 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
Government commits to toughen penalties for attacks on journalists Published at 02.08.2021 Country Montenegro Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women internet restriction harassment positive CS development protest Read more
Wiretapping of journalists raises red flag for press freedom Published at 12.05.2021 Country Italy Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest censorship surveillance Read more
Bolivia ranked 110 in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index Published at 17.05.2021 Country Bolivia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues Published at 19.05.2021 Country Tajikistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling refusal of registration protest internet restriction restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
BELARUSIAN CSOs TAKE A STAND AGAINST PRESSURE AND COORDINATED PERSECUTION Published at 05.04.2021 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance funding restriction journalist detained office raid positive CS development Read more
Women’s rights NGOs call for more funding; Rule of law & anti-corruption referendum launched Published at 15.10.2021 Country Austria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation harassment positive CS development excessive force protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Authorities accused of abusing COVID-19 restrictions to stifle expression despite improved ranking Published at 30.06.2020 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship positive CS development restrictive law intimidation Read more
A victory for LGBTI Pride parade organisers; concerns over DDoS attacks Published at 08.10.2021 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption religious groups harassment positive CS development labour rights protest public vilification internet restriction Read more
Passage of human rights defenders law important step as ruling party consolidates power in Mongolia Published at 29.06.2021 Country Mongolia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development Read more
Journalists prevented from reporting on migrant rights Published at 13.01.2021 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: youth refugees and migrants intimidation harassment positive CS development labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Protests staged over labour rights Published at 16.03.2021 Country Bosnia & Herzegovina Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Protesters denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine, situation in Nagorno Karabakh Published at 05.04.2022 Country Armenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
Conviction of perpetrators in the killings of journalists Miroslava Breach and Javier Valdez Published at 13.07.2021 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth women refugees and migrants intimidation positive CS development attack on journalist excessive force protest journalist detained Read more
Chile: Constitutional Convention begins its work Published at 21.07.2021 Country Chile Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD HRD detained excessive force censorship surveillance positive court ruling women indigenous groups refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling labour rights protest enabling law HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Ecuador: criminalisation of environmental defenders and bills affecting freedom of expression Published at 22.07.2021 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups intimidation positive CS development HRD detained attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
