Criminal defamation law repealed but those expressing critical views still at risk Published at 30.01.2019 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance religious groups intimidation harassment positive CS development criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Media urged to play effective watchdog role as parliamentary corruption exposed Published at 08.02.2019 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development labour rights Read more
Secret agreement with Brazil on Itaipú Dam prompts political crisis in Paraguay Published at 21.11.2019 Country Paraguay Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption attack on HRD positive CS development attack on journalist protest Read more
Despite UN and EU scrutiny, restrictions on civic freedoms remain Published at 15.02.2019 Country Cambodia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest restrictive law positive CS development labour rights criminal defamation land rights Read more
Radio Canelones attacked twice over the last months Published at 15.03.2019 Country Uruguay Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalist sued for exposing Chinese meddling in Taiwan media Published at 04.09.2019 Country Taiwan Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment LGBTI travel ban protest positive CS development Read more
Indictments against news site Rappler an attempt to intimidate and control the pubic narrative Published at 26.02.2019 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD positive CS development HRD detained criminal defamation protest enabling law journalist detained non state actors Read more
Prominent WHRD Israa Al-Ghomgham spared death penalty sentence Published at 27.02.2019 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship women torture/ill-treatment positive CS development Read more
Government Amends Contentious CSO law as human rights actors return to the country Published at 05.03.2019 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest restrictive law positive CS development killing of protestors enabling law Read more
Freedoms under attack with legislation restricting protests and hostility toward journalists Published at 25.11.2019 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: public vilification youth restrictive law refugees and migrants minority groups intimidation positive CS development time,place restrictions attack on journalist protestor(s) detained labour rights protest environmental rights Read more
Civil society reports decrease in freedom of expression violations in 2018 Published at 20.03.2019 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development indigenous groups Read more
Some positive civic space developments, but more to be done to keep promises Published at 01.05.2019 Country Kyrgyzstan Category Latest Developments Tags: people with disabilities positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation harassment positive CS development protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Skopje's first LGBT pride takes place as civic freedoms improve Published at 17.07.2019 Country North Macedonia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI political interference positive CS development Read more
Turkmenistan: The state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death Published at 03.12.2019 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive CS development public vilification intimidation Read more
Diez periodistas asesinados en México este año mientras aumenta la violencia contra los medios Published at 12.09.2019 Country Mexico Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on HRD attack on journalist protest killing of journalist violent protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Ousted President Bashir charged over killings of protesters, while protests met with new violence Published at 17.05.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women prevention of protest time,place restrictions positive CS development excessive force protest Read more
UN rights committee questions Tonga on freedom of expression for children Published at 21.05.2019 Country Tonga Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship positive CS development youth Read more
Bhutan urged to repeal criminal defamation laws during Human Right Council review Published at 17.07.2019 Country Bhutan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law LGBTI self censorship criminal defamation positive CS development Read more
Tunisia civic space under threat by emergency bill and attempts to undermine transitional justice Published at 05.06.2019 Country Tunisia Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force CSO closure harassment criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment self censorship protest disruption office raid positive court ruling censorship LGBTI positive CS development negative court ruling protest sexual assault restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Growing protection concerns as journalists in Greece targeted by violent actors Published at 18.06.2019 Country Greece Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI refugees and migrants minority groups harassment positive CS development attack on journalist criminal defamation protest violent protest non state actors Read more
CSOs in Slovenia win lawsuits, while cooperation between CSOs and state continues Published at 29.05.2019 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development protest environmental rights non state actors Read more
