CIVICUS urges Zimbabwe government to drop charges against activist Pastor leading the #This Flag movement Read more
CIVICUS article on civil society under fire Read more
CIVICUS and partners call for the renewal of the mandate of the UN
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Read more
CIVICUS and partners ask the UN Human Rights Council to hold China to account over rights violations Read more
CIVICUS and partners highlight absence of civic space in Turkmenistan ahead of elections Read more
CIVICUS article on why Open Government Partnership countries must protect civic space Read more
CIVICUS called on former President Jammeh to respect the will of the Gambian people by handing over power to the president-elect Read more
ALGERIA: News website journalist faces treason charge for interviewing Israeli spokesperson Read more
ARGENTINA: Imprisoned indigenous people’s rights activist suffers breakdown after new allegations are laid against her Read more
ARMENIA: Opposition leader charged with “organising mass disorder” for 2016 public demonstrations Read more
BAHRAIN: Three protesters sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly
attacking police headquarters during 2013 anti-government protests Read more
BAHRAIN: Human rights activist makes court appearance for posting tweets and speaking about human rights conditions Read more
BANGLADESH: Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse protests against a 22% gas price hike Read more
BENIN: Police teargas and injure students who were about to hold press conference Read more
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: CSO activists verbally and physically
attacked outside parliament by unknown assailants after taking part in
solidarity protests with LGBTI group Read more
BOTSWANA: Police shut down university and teargas students protesting over late payments of stipends Read more
BURUNDI: UN human rights experts condemn authorities for banning CSOs and for repressing human rights activists Read more
CAMBODIA: Two human rights defenders summoned by police for 2016 World Habitat Day march Read more
Land rights activist sentenced and fined for protest in front of Prime Minister’s home in 2013 Read more
COLOMBIA: Human rights activist working in volatile region assassinated Read more
CUBA: Journalist arrested on way to report on remembrance ceremony organised by pro-democracy groups for late politician Read more
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Unidentified intruders enter home of human rights activist and assassinate him Read more
EGYPT: Police seal off and shut down NGO that assists victims of trauma Read more
FRANCE: Police teargas students protesting against rape of teenager by police saying they had no approval to hold march Read more
GUINEA: Police use disproportionate force killing seven protestors
demanding the reopening of universities following a teachers’ strike Read more
HONDURAS: Activist and leader of indigenous community who stood against mining on their land shot and killed Read more
HONG KONG: Daily newspaper says its journalists are being followed and website has been hacked Read more
IVORY COAST: Six journalists detained and later released after
reporting on mutiny of soldiers but may be charged with undermining
state security Read more
KUWAIT: Activist begins hunger strike after he completes jail term but is not released Read more
MACEDONIA: Government continues illegal surveillance of CSOs including wiretapping of activists Read more
Wave of financial inspections in search of “foreign funding” and smear campaign waged against CSOs Read more
Ruling party warns CSOs of “final showdown” saying they must stop accepting funds from outside the country Read more
MALAYSIA: Human rights activist convicted of showing film without approval by Censorship Board Read more
MEXICO: Environmental activist who mobilised and worked against illegal logging and indigenous people’s land rights found dead Read more
MONTENEGRO: Cuts in social welfare trigger massive peaceful protests Read more
QATAR: Travel ban imposed on prominent human rights lawyer who has
spent time in jail and voluntarily defended prisoners of conscience Read more
RUSSIA: Home of independent journalist raided by 10 security officials in apparent search of documents Read more
SIERRA LEONE: Youth group denied protest over fuel subsidy, armed police and vehicles deployed to intimidate possible protests Read more
SINGAPORE: Court upholds conviction of three activists charged for
being a public nuisance after a 2014 peaceful protest that called for
transparency in the government’s provident fund Read more
SOMALILAND: Human rights centre founder and spokesperson harassed and
interrogated by the head of criminal investigation department Read more
SUDAN: Journalist faces apostasy charge and death sentence after writing about condom use in newspaper column Read more
Torture used to force detained human rights activists to confess to charges that could result in the death penalty Read more
TANZANIA: Deputy President orders the arrest of three LGBTI activists
accusing them of “promoting homosexuality” through social networks Read more
Civil society groups launch joint month-long campaign on freedom of assembly and expression Read more
TOGO: Media foundation says the decision by the state-controlled media
regulator to close down a television and radio station is a gag on the
press Read more
Journalist becomes victim of hit and run incident after he filed legal complaints about police officers who beat him Read more
TURKEY: 4400 more civil servants including teachers and police dismissed as part of ongoing purge Read more
German journalist arrested on terror charges after writing investigative report on emails of Turkish president’s son-in-law Read more
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 10 protestors attempting to stop the
construction of the Dakota oil pipeline on indigenous people’s land
arrested in continuing environmental protest Read more
Media critical of President barred from press briefing Read more
18 states introduce bills to curb protest actions Read more
VIETNAM: Human rights defenders detained, interrogated and phones
confiscated while commemorating the 38th anniversary of the invasion by
China Read more
YEMEN: Calls for investigation after autopsy report shows investigative
journalist did not die from heart attack but was poisoned Read more
CIVICUS: Guide to reporting on Civic space: A media toolkit Download here
CIVICUS: Contested and under pressure: A snapshot of the Enabling Environment of Civil Society in 22 countries Download here
Amnesty International: Annual Report on the State of the World’s Human Rights 2016/17 Download here
CIVICUS and the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative: Policy action
brief: Addressing Civic Space Restrictions in Uganda: What role for the
UPR Download here
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum: The State of Civil Society Download here
Global Voices: Netizen report: Social media users arrested for political speech in Myanmar, Palestine and Turkey Download here
Index on Censorship: Mapping Media Freedom 2016 Download here
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and
association 2016: The Year in Assembly & Association Rights annual
report Download here
BANGLADESH: Main accused in killing of human rights defender arrested Read more
BELIZE: For the first time in history, CSOs vote for senator, but only 15% take part in poll Read more
KAZAKHSTAN: Human rights activist sentenced to one year for slander but released under amnesty on same day Read more
KENYA: Court rules defamation law is not compatible with the Constitution and limits freedom of expression unjustifiably Read more
SAUDI ARABIA: One human rights activist released while another is still in prison Read more
THAILAND: Sentence of editor jailed for publishing satirical articles
on king reduced from 10 years to six years but injustice continues Read more
UZBEKISTAN: After spending 18 years in prison on allegations of
attempting to overthrow the government, journalist freed but still
banned from leaving the country Read more
CIVICUS
speaks to Sohna Salla of the Democratic Union of Gambian activists
after a peaceful political transition in the country and the positive
outlook for CSOs Read more
CIVICUS speaks to Alfredo Okenye on the difficult situation of human rights defenders in Equatorial Guinea Read more
CIVICUS
speak to Ana Correa, a member of the organising group of #NiUnaMenos, a
movement that has held massive protests against gender-based violence
in Argentina Read more
CIVICUS speaks to Lyndal Rowlands of Inter Press Service Agency on the impact of fake news on CSOs Read more
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