Papua New Guinea: Concerns around use of cybercrime law to criminalise expression, new social media policy and Starlink internet disruption Published at 22.01.2026 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment internet restriction restrictive law Read more
Nationwide protests met with deadly crackdown, mass killings Published at 21.01.2026 Country Iran Tags: censorship internet restriction killing of protestors protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Bangladesh: Despite reforms, concerns remain on the use of anti-terror laws, attacks on the media, cultural spaces and crackdown on protests Published at 20.01.2026 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation enforced disappearance excessive force HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained labour rights positive CS development protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law torture/ill-treatment violent protest youth Read more
Thinning media landscape in Liechtenstein Published at 19.01.2026 Country Liechtenstein Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction Read more
Thailand: Harassment and prosecution of activists and critics persist as elections loom Published at 15.01.2026 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation harassment HRD prosecuted intimidation journalist detained negative court ruling refugees and migrants restrictive law transnational repression women youth Read more
North Korea: New UN report highlights a decade of repression as new resolution passed at the UN General Assembly Published at 14.01.2026 Country North Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance internet restriction restrictive law surveillance Read more
Luxembourg: Draft bill expanding police powers to remove individuals causing disturbances in public spaces strongly criticised Published at 13.01.2026 Country Luxembourg Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions political interference protest restrictive law Read more
India: Civic freedoms remain at risk with crackdown on protests, internet restrictions and denial of bail to activists Published at 13.01.2026 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship environmental rights excessive force funding restriction harassment HRD detained HRD killing internet restriction journalist detained protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law women youth Read more
Comoros: Right of journalists to keep sources secret is upheld after pressure; arrests of protesters Published at 12.01.2026 Country Comoros Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law journalist detained protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained Read more
Japan: Hiroshima protesters arrested and forcibly removed while proposal for new anti-spy law raises concerns Published at 06.01.2026 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption protestor(s) detained restrictive law Read more
Convictions against dissent continue unabated Published at 17.12.2025 Country Algeria Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship criminal defamation enforced disappearance harassment hrd HRD acquitted HRD detained HRD prosecuted journalist detained negative court ruling positive court ruling prevention of protest protest travel ban Read more
Protesters rally against far-right’s inclusion in government, watchdogs warn of risks to press freedom Published at 06.12.2025 Country Czech Republic Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation protest public vilification restrictive law women Read more
