Status: Begins prison sentence Nasim Soltanbeygi 22 November 2023Nasim Soltanbeygi begins prison sentence of three years and seven months Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Pre-trial Detention Extended Golos 22 November 2023Pre-trial detention of human rights defender Grigory Melkonyants extended until January 2024 Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Arrested Babul Hossain 17 November 2023Bangladesh: Arrest of labour and human rights defender Babul Hossain Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released on bail Esmail Abdi 17 November 2023Esmail Abdi released on bail Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released on bail Nasrin Sotoudeh 17 November 2023Nasrin Sotoudeh released on bail while still facing charges on national security Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Sentence Completed Dong Guangping 16 November 2023Dong Guangping completed sentence Violations #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Vietnam
Status: Sentenced Ravi Madasamy 15 November 2023Human rights defender and lawyer M. Ravi sentenced to 21 days in prison for contempt of court Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Singapore
Status: Sentence Completed Chen Jianfang 14 November 2023Chen Jianfang returns home after completing prison sentence Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: New Charges Narges Mohammadi 14 November 2023Narges Mohammadi faces new charges after ending hunger strike Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Charged Madi Jobarteh 14 November 2023Human rights defender Madi Jobarteh charged after being provisionally released Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #The Gambia
Status: Released on Medical Furlough Jafar Ebrahimi 13 November 2023Jafar Ebrahimi released on medical furlough Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran