CIVICUS launches its Monitor, a ground-breaking tool to track global civic space conditions Read more
CIVICUS joins joint appeal for release of Bahraini human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab Read more
CIVICUS raises concern on deteriorating human rights situation in Syria Read more
CIVICUS and partners make 11 UPR submissions covering 4 continents
to the UN Human Rights Council on freedom of expression, association
and assembly Read more
CIVICUS and African CSOs write open letter to the DRC President to stop
using excessive force on protestors Read more
CIVICUS article on the philosophy and mechanics of the CIVICUS Monitor Read more
AZERBAIJAN: Protestor gets ten-year sentence for writing anti-government graffiti Read more
BANGLADESH: Parliament passes restrictive CSO international funding law Read more
BELARUS: Freedom of expression and media still being violated Read more
BENIN: Government bans all student associations and unions Read more
BRAZIL: Environmental defender shot and killed Read more
Police teargas protestors against budget plan Read more
BURUNDI: Five NGOs critical of government banned Read more
Worsening environment for press as journalists union is closed Read more
CAMBODIA: Three protestors beaten and injured by police during peaceful march for World Habitat Day Read more
CHINA: Monk beaten for staging solo protest calling for freedom of Tibet Read more
CUBA: State security agents target journalists who cooperate with freedom of expression institute Read more
Journalists arrested for not having permits while reporting on effects of hurricane Read more
COLOMBIA: Land rights defender assassinated by unknown assailants Read more
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Repressive Bill a threat to civil society Read more
ECUADOR: Privacy and personal data Bill could limit freedom of expression Read more
EGYPT: Cabinet approves draft NGO Bill that will further shrink civic space Read more
Reporters conducting street interviews detained Read more
ETHIOPIA: Human rights blogger detained, computer confiscated Read more
Social media posts banned under state of emergency Read more
State of emergency situation silences aid workers Read more
Magazine suspends publication due to state restrictions under state of emergency Read more
GEORGIA: Attempted murder of transgender activist Read more
GREECE: Activists for rights of minorities harassed and intimidated Read more
HUNGARY: Biggest oppositional newspaper shut down Read more
HONDURAS: Prominent activist who was under police protection killed Read more
INDIA: Newspaper banned after government says it is a threat to the “public tranquility” Read more
Authorities set to amend rules on international funding of CSOs Read more
IRAN: 10-Year sentence confirmed for prominent rights defender Read more
Human rights activist jailed and starts six-year jail term for writing story on stoning Read here
INDONESIA: Activists say the new cyber bullying Bill is being used to target them Read more
IVORY COAST: Police violently disperse protestors rejecting new Constitution Read more
KAZAKHSTAN:Procedural violations at trial of human rights defenders Read more
KENYA: Home of prominent human rights defender broken into following social media threats Read more
KUWAIT: Three month jail sentence upheld for activist who held ‘illegal’ protest Read more
UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai submits legal analysis for case of protestor on trial Read more
LEBANON: Human rights activists suffers assassination attempt after presenting at UN Read more
MALAYSIA: Cartoonist banned from traveling after criticising judiciary Read more
MALAWI: Activist arrested despite protest having been cleared by authorities Read more
MONTENEGRO: Social media blocked on polling day Read more
NIGERIA: Accountability CSO broken into, threatening note left in office Read more
OMAN: Writer sentenced to three years in jail for “inciting protest” Read more
Newspaper closes down after multiple violations against the press Read more
PAKISTAN: Leading journalist barred from leaving country after writing report on military Read more
PERU: Police kill protestor during demonstrations against miner Read more
PHILIPPINES: Police arrest and injure protestors at indigenous peoples protest Read more
SOMALIA: Editor arrested, newspaper closed Read more
SOUTH AFRICA: Police shoot student movement leader in protests demanding free education Read more
SOUTH SUDAN: Journalist abducted and severely tortured Read more
SUDAN: Judicial harassment continues against detained human rights defenders Read more
10 000 copies of newspaper confiscated for unfavourable reporting Read more
SYRIA: NGOs renew calls for release of human rights lawyer four years after disappearance Read more
THAILAND: Pro-democracy activist detained and deported Read more
Continued judicial harassment against human rights lawyer Read more
TURKEY: Government closes down TV channel for “spreading terrorist propaganda” Read more
RUSSIA: Human rights group Memorial named as a “foreign agent” Read more
Court upholds ban of CSO that refused to register as a foreign agent Read more
UGANDA: CSOs petition police over inaction on office break-ins Read more
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Attempt to hack phone of human rights defender Read more
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Journalists face prison sentence for filming documentary on environmental activists Read more
VENEZUELA: Journalists targeted in mass anti-government protests Read more
VIETNAM: Activists attending workshop beaten and interrogated Read more
ZIMBABWE: Police ban on protests upheld by High Court Read more
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information: Operation Decisive Storm Strikes Freedom of Expression in Yemen & the Gulf Download here
CIVICUS: CIVICUS Monitor Findings Report Download here
Civil Society Europe and CIVICUS: Civic Space in Europe Survey Download here
Gulf Centre for Human Rights: Before It’s Too Late: Tangible Protection
Mechanism for Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North
Africa Download here
Gulf Centre for Human Rights: Let Them Speak: Media and Freedom of Expression Targeted in Yemen Download here
Heinrich B�ll Foundation: Under Pressure: Shrinking Space for Civil Society in Africa Download here
Human Rights Watch: Harassed, Imprisoned, Exiled: Azerbaijan’s
Continuing Crackdown on Government Critics, Lawyers and Civil Society Download here
Oxfam: The Risks of Defending Human Rights. The Rising Tide of Attacks
Against Human Rights Activists in Latin America Download here
Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms: Social Media, A New Venue to Censor and Prosecute Journalists Download here
United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai: The Rights to Freedom of
Peaceful Assembly and of Association in the Workplace Download here
United Nations Special Rapporteur David Kaye: Promotion and Protection
of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Download here
United Nations Special Rapporteur Michel Forst: They Spoke Truth to
Power and Were Murdered: Analysis on the Situation of Environmental
Human Rights Defenders Download here
ARMENIA: NGOs welcome amendments to law that will relax conditions for NGOs Read more
BOTSWANA: LGBTI group undertakes more open activities following new registration Read more
COSTA RICA: Newspaper wins free expression court case against bank Read more
EGYPT: Human rights and labour lawyer released from pre-trial detention but charges remain Read more
GERMANY: Prosecutors drop case against comedian who made joke about Turkish president Read more
RUSSIA: LGBTI activist wins appeal to unblock online page Read more
UN makes high level appointment to deal with reprisals against NGOs who corporate with the UN Read more
CIVICUS
speaks to a civil society activist in the Democratic Republic of Congo
on the political crisis there and the violent police response to
protests. Read more
CIVICUS
interviews a South Sudanese civil society leader about why human rights
defenders were threatened and prevented from travelling to the UN Human
Rights Council in Geneva Read more
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