Status: Charged Margot and Lania 7 August 2020Both LGBTI+ defenders released and charged Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Poland
Status: Indicted Semyon Simonov 24 July 2020Semyon Simonov indicted in relation to the “foreign agents” law Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Deceased Azimjan Askarov 22 July 2020Azimjan Askarov health in critical condition Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Break-in Eren Keskin 18 June 2020Home of human rights lawyer Eren Keskin broken into Violations #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Attacked Avazmad Ghurbatov 13 May 2020Attack on and threats against Avazmad Ghurbatov Violations #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Tajikistan
Status: Smear campaign Yevgeniy Zhovtis 7 May 2020Smear campaign against HRD Yevgeniy Zhovtis Violations #Smear Campaign Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Investigated Nurcan Baysal 22 April 2020Legal harassment against Nurcan Baysal continues with new investigation Violations #Questioning / Interrogation #COVID-19 Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Warning revoked NeMolchi.uz 15 April 2020Uzbek presidential agency revokes warning to Nemolchi.uz Violations #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Uzbekistan
Status: Detained & Beaten Lev Ponomarev 20 March 2020Lev Ponomarev detained during peaceful protest and beaten by police Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Harassment Ecodefense! 16 March 2020Continued harassment of environmental rights organisation Ecodefense! Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Attacked Elena Milashina 10 February 2020Journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Marina Dubrovina violently attacked Violations #Violence #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation