Status: Released on bail Abolfazl Ranjbari 7 May 2026Human rights defender Dr. Abolfazl Ranjbari sentenced to 22 years in prison and released on bail Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Detention extended Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya 7 May 2026Extension of detention for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Judicial harassment Rehab Mubarak 24 April 2026Judicial harassment and smear campaign against woman human rights defender and lawyer Rehab Mubarak Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Proceedings paused Lawyers for Justice 21 April 2026Proceedings against Mohannad Karajah paused pending Constitutional Appeal Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Proceedings paused Mohannad Karajah 21 April 2026Proceedings against Mohannad Karajah paused pending Constitutional Appeal Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Detained Ahmed Douma 17 April 2026Detention of poet and human rights defender Ahmed Douma extended for 15 days Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: On trial Saadia Mosbah 7 April 2026Eight years prison sentence against woman human rights defender Saadia Mosbah Violations #Reprisals #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Tunisia
Status: Disappeared Ahmadreza Haeri 3 April 2026Arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and enforced disappearance of Ahmadreza Haeri Violations #Enforced Disappearance Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Arrested Nasrin Sotoudeh 3 April 2026Arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and enforced disappearance of Ahmadreza Haeri Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Temporarily Released Sharifeh Mohammadi 23 March 2026Sharifeh Mohammadi temporarily released from prison Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Killed Yanar Mohammed 2 March 2026Iraq: Killing of Woman Human Rights Defender and Feminist Yanar Mohammed Violations #Surveillance #Killing #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq
