Status: Judicial Harassment Lutfiye Zudiyeva 23 February 2024Woman human rights defender and journalist Lutfiye Zudieva's house raided; later accused of violating Russia's censorship laws. Violations #Judicial Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Incommunicado Tang Jitian 21 February 2024Tang Jitian not allowed to attend daughter’s funeral Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban Location #China
Status: Pending Trial Chow Hang-tung 21 February 2024“Inciting subversion” trial unlikely to commence before November 2024 Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong
Status: Pending Trial Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China 21 February 2024“Inciting subversion” trial unlikely to commence before November 2024 Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong
Status: Summoned to prison Sepideh Rashnu 19 February 2024Sepideh Rashnu receives summons to serve almost four years in prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Prison violence and harassment Bakhrom Khamroev 16 February 2024Bakhrom Khamroev faces harassment and physical violence in prison Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Russian Federation
Status: Arrested Aqylbek Muratbai 16 February 2024Karakalpak human rights defender Aqylbek Muratbai arrested in Kazakhstan to be deported to Uzbekistan Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan
Status: Incommunicado Detention Rocío San Miguel 16 February 2024Incommunicado detention of woman human rights defender Rocío San Miguel Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Americas #Venezuela
Status: Charged Ieva Raubiško 16 February 2024Refugee rights defender charged for assisting Syrian asylum seekers at the Latvia-Belarus border Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Status: Pre-trial detention extended Alsu Kurmasheva 13 February 2024Alsu Kurmasheva’s pre-trial detention extended Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Ruled to shut down Kloop 13 February 2024Oktyabr’ District Court ruled to shut down Kloop Media Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan