Status: Acquitted Iuventa 10 25 April 2024Italian court dropped charges against migrant human rights defenders in the “Iuventa” case Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Italy
Status: Surveillance Yevhenii Shulhat 12 April 2024Yevhenii Shulhat targeted with surveillance and pressure to conscribe to the military Violations #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ukraine
Status: Re-trial Gezi Park Trial Human Rights Defenders 26 February 2024Three human rights defenders face retrial in the Gezi Park Case Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Targeted Emil Kurbedinov 20 February 2024Human rights defender and lawyer Emil Kurbedinov targeted for a social media post Violations #Reprisals #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine
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: 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: Acquitted Göç İzleme Derneği (GÖÇİZDER) 13 February 2024All human rights defenders acquitted in Göç İzleme Derneği case Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Founding member targeted 8MarchKZ 9 February 2024Veronika Fonova targeted while protesting the ban of International Women’s Day Demonstration in Almaty Violations #Other Harassment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Founding member targeted Veronika Fonova 9 February 2024Veronika Fonova targeted while protesting the ban of International Women’s Day Demonstration in Almaty Violations #Reprisals #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Pre-trial detention Sevinc Vaqifqizi 29 November 2023Human rights defenders Ulvi Hasanli and Sevinj Vaqifqizi detained for 4 months Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Azerbaijan
Status: Pre-trial detention Ulvi Hasanli 29 November 2023Human rights defenders Ulvi Hasanli and Sevinc Vaqifqizi detained for 4 months Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Azerbaijan