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Human Rights Watch has documented an escalating crackdown by Tunisian authorities on civil society, including arrests, trials, and suspensions of associations. The report highlights the case of activist Saadia Mosbah and calls for international pressure to halt the repression.
Twenty African civil society organizations have called for an independent investigation into the discovery of six bodies in a mass grave in Guinea. The bodies were found bound and blindfolded, raising fears of extrajudicial executions. Guinea's military has pledged to investigate, amid ongoing crackdowns on dissent.
More than a year and a half after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, civil society organizations in Syria are seeking to redefine their role as the state gradually reasserts its authority. The number of registered groups has surged, but the question of their true role remains open.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is seen to have inherited and consolidated his father's authoritarian system, making repression more sophisticated and less overt, diminishing hopes for political opening. Three years after the handover, the regime relies on elite patronage, legal repression, digital surveillance, and tight media control, while Western engagement has failed to spur democratic reform.
The Zambian government abruptly canceled RightsCon 2026, the world’s largest conference on human rights and technology, days before its opening, saying the event did not align with ‘national values.’ Human rights activists condemned the move as censorship and linked it to the upcoming August 2026 general election.
A new bill in Uganda proposes up to 20 years in prison for promoting 'foreign interests,' raising fears of stifled free speech and civil society activity. Critics say it copies Russian and Chinese laws to suppress opposition and NGOs.
