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New law expanding wartime censorship criticised by media association, Supreme Court upholds church law amendments targeting foreign influence
Published at
15.06.2026
Country
Estonia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- LGBTI
- protest
- religious groups
- restrictive law
Afghanistan: Ongoing repression of the press and activists as peaceful protest in Herat disrupted with excessive force
Published at
15.06.2026
Country
Afghanistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- excessive force
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- office raid
- protest
- protest disruption
- women
India: Activists arrested, abducted and tortured, journalists targeted and laws tightened to increase control
Published at
11.06.2026
Country
India
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- censorship
- excessive force
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- negative court ruling
- positive court ruling
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- youth
The Bahamas: Freedom of Information Act still awaiting implementation
Published at
10.06.2026
Country
Bahamas
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- labour rights
- protest
Thailand: Activists convicted for protest speeches, journalists criminalised and opposition politicians face lifetime ban
Published at
09.06.2026
Country
Thailand
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- criminal defamation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- journalist detained
- land rights
- minority groups
- negative court ruling
- positive court ruling
- refugees and migrants
- restrictive law
- transnational repression
- women
Laos: Dissident found dead as UN expert highlights strict restrictions on freedoms and reprisals against activists
Published at
08.06.2026
Country
Laos
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
Civil rights organisations continue to be targeted; Terrorism convictions over anti-ICE protest raise concerns
Published at
05.06.2026
Country
United States of America
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- censorship
- enabling law
- funding restriction
- harassment
- intimidation
- labour rights
- negative court ruling
- political interference
- positive court ruling
- positive CS development
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
Tightening digital controls and domestic and transnational repression
Published at
01.06.2026
Country
Turkmenistan
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- killing of journalist
- positive CS development
- surveillance
- transnational repression
- travel ban
- women
- youth
Papua New Guinea: Activist detained for defamation, journalist assaulted and court lifts ban on Starlink
Published at
01.06.2026
Country
Papua New Guinea
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- HRD detained
- positive court ruling
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
Palau: Key international human rights instruments remain unratified
Published at
29.05.2026
Country
Palau
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
Bangladesh: Journalists, online critics and activists targeted as new government takes power
Published at
28.05.2026
Country
Bangladesh
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- internet restriction
- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- restrictive law
- travel ban
- women