Civic Space Developments
Thursday 21.7.2016 El Salvador - Latest Developments -
Community radio station director murdered in El Salvador
Demonstrations took place demanding the restoration of water services, but no cases of violence were reported. In an unrelated incident, a community radio journalist was killed by unidentified assailants. Read more
Thursday 21.7.2016 Zimbabwe - Latest Developments -
Repression escalates as #Thisflag movement gathers momentum
Arrests and brutality by security forces are on the rise in Zimbabwe as increasingly numbers of people mobilise under the #Thisflag movement. Read more
Thursday 21.7.2016 Sudan - Latest Developments -
Crackdown on Media continues and 100 protestors detained in Sudan
On 20th June, the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) confiscated the daily newspaper Akhir Lahza, allegedly due to publishing a report that addressed organisational changes within the ruling National Congress Party (NCP). In a separate incident, sit-ins were organised on the first week of July in eastern Sudan's city of El Gedaref calling for improvements to the provision of services following floods during the rainy season. Security forces detained more than a hundred residents. Read more
Thursday 21.7.2016 Georgia - Latest Developments -
LGBTI activists arrested during simultaneous demonstrations
Protests in Tblisi on 17th May resulted in the arrest of 10 LGBTI activists as religious conservatives held simultaneous demonstrations. Read more
Wednesday 20.7.2016 Côte d'Ivoire - Latest Developments -
Students protest heavy policing & government pressures paper to suspend journalist
Protests take place amid heavy police presence following the death of a student while the government forces l'Expression newspaper to suspend a journalist. Read more
Wednesday 20.7.2016 Albania - Latest Developments -
Protestors Mobilise in Tirana as allegations of police surveillance emerge
Protests by the Cham community result in clashes with police as equipment found in police station sparks fears of surveillance of journalists in Albania. Read more
Wednesday 20.7.2016 Italy - Latest Developments -
New regulations for civil society as threats continue against Italy's journalists
Reforms were passed on 18th June which could improve registration processes for CSOs; while journalists in Italy continue to face physical attacks, death threats and denial of information requests. Read more
Wednesday 20.7.2016 Kazakhstan - Latest Developments -
Pre-emptive arrests curtail peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan
Anti-government protests inspired by the bill on 21st May were refused permission by the authorities. In the preceding days, organisers took to social media to coordinate support but were blighted by a spate of pre-emptive arrests by the state. Read more
Tuesday 19.7.2016 Brazil - Latest Developments -
Anti-terror law could restrict rights to association and peaceful assembly
A recently-enacted anti-terror law threatens basic freedoms as new assembly measures are introduced in advance of the Rio Olympics. Read more
Monday 18.7.2016 Tunisia - Latest Developments -
Environmental Protest Turns Violent on Kerkennah Islands
Protests opposing the negative environmental impact of the fossil fuel industry on the Kerkennah Islands turned violent. Read more