Civic Space Developments
Tuesday 8.11.2016 Sudan - Latest Developments -
Free expression violations continuing in Sudan
Free-expression violations, including the suspension of several newspapers, are continuing in Sudan. Read more
Tuesday 8.11.2016 New Zealand - Latest Developments -
Airport authority violates peaceful assembly rights
In July, New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority tried to prevent strike actions by airport workers. Read more
Tuesday 8.11.2016 Fiji - Latest Developments -
Fiji whistleblower attacked and left for dead
Rajneel Singh, a Fiji businessman, was left for dead after being attacked in his home by men in police uniform.
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Monday 7.11.2016 Sierra Leone - Latest Developments -
Protests on FGM spark controversy in Sierra Leone
Reports emerged of a 28 year old woman allegedly being subjected to forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and locked inside a house for four days prior to being freed by police. Read more
Monday 7.11.2016 Ghana - Latest Developments -
Journalists intimidated and detained for speaking out in Ghana
On 23rd September, members of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) arrested Ghanaian-Lebanese author Fadi Dabbousi upon his arrival from Lebanon. Read more
Monday 7.11.2016 Benin - Latest Developments -
Offices of news agency raided in defamation case
Armed police raided the offices of L'Audace Infos, in an attempt to serve a summons on its director of publications, Romauld Alingo. Read more
Monday 7.11.2016 Zambia - Latest Developments -
Community radio station director attacked by police
The director of Komboni Radio, a community station, was attacked by police as authorities crack down on dissent in Zambia. Read more
Friday 4.11.2016 Somalia - Latest Developments -
Pattern of free speech violations continues in Somalia
One journalists was killed and several arrested in September and October. Read more
Friday 4.11.2016 Turkey - Latest Developments -
Kurdish minority representatives the latest targets of Turkey's unending crackdown
Conditions for civic activism are rapidly deteriorating in Turkey as authorities move to close space for dissent through arrests and social media shutdowns. Read more
Thursday 3.11.2016 Australia - Latest Developments -
Protest restrictions outside abortion clinics raise free speech concerns
As Australian states establish "exclusion zones" to prevent harassment from either side of the pro- and anti-abortion camps, controversy has erupted over implied limits to the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assemby. Read more
