Status: Killed Martín Morales Martínez 31 May 2023Honduras: Killing of human rights defender and leader of the Garifuna community of Triunfo de la Cruz, Martín Morales Martínez Violations #Killing Location #Region: Americas #Honduras
Status: Facing threats Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Priyalal Sirisena 30 May 2023Sri Lanka: Threats and intimidation against human rights defender Priyalal Sirisena
Status: Raided Elena Pershakova 24 May 2023 Woman human rights defender and lawyer Elena Pershakova’s apartment raided Violations #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Entry Ban Galym Ageleuov 24 May 2023Human rights defender from Kazakhstan Galym Agleulov barred from entering Uzbekistan Violations #Travel Ban Location #Kazakhstan
Status: Released Abdulmajid Rizoev 24 May 2023Human rights defender Abdulmajid Rizoev released Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Tajikistan
Status: Defamation Jorge Santos 23 May 2023Defamatory statements against human rights defender Jorge Santos and UDEFEGUA Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign Location #Guatemala
Status: Sentenced Sepideh Gholian 17 May 2023Sepideh Gholian sentenced to two years in prison for chanting a slogan against the Supreme Leader Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Detained Jina Modares Gorji 16 May 2023Jina Modaress Gorji denied access to a lawyer after one month of arbitrary detention Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Sentenced Guo Feixiong 12 May 2023HRD Guo Feixiong sentenced to eight years in prison Violations #Travel Ban Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Offices raided Crew Against Torture 11 May 2023Office of Crew against Torture in Krasnodar raided Violations #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Fined Yan Dvorkin 9 May 2023HRD Yan Dvorkin fined RUR 100,000 under “LGBT propaganda” law Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation