Status: Attacked Elena Milashina 4 July 2023Human rights defenders Aleksandr Nemov and Elena Milashina attacked and severely beaten in Chechnya Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Attacked Aleksandr Nemov 4 July 2023Human rights defenders Aleksandr Nemov and Elena Milashina attacked and severely beaten in Chechnya Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Listed as "undesirable" Agora 27 June 2023Russia: International human rights group Agora listed as “undesirable organisation” Violations #Smear Campaign Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Hospitalised Emir Usein Kuku 26 June 2023Crimea (Ukraine): Imprisoned Crimean Tatar human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku urgently hospitalised and underwent surgery Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Smear campaign The Belarusian Association of Journalists 21 June 2023Belarusian Association of Journalists’ website, social media and logo declared “extremist” Violations #Smear Campaign #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Fined Abdureshit Dzhepparov 16 June 2023Crimea (Ukraine): Abdureshit Dzhepparov fined for alleged “discrediting of Russian army” Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Acquitted Günal Kurşun 7 June 2023Turkey: Four human rights defenders acquitted six years after their arrest Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Acquitted Taner Kılıç 7 June 2023Four human rights defenders acquitted six years after their arrest Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Acquitted Özlem Dalkıran 7 June 2023Four human rights defenders acquitted six years after their arrest Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Acquitted Idil Eser 7 June 2023Turkey: Four human rights defenders acquitted six years after their arrest Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Perpetrator found guilty Jiyan Tosun 2 June 2023The perpetrator of smear campaign against woman human rights defender Jiyan Tosun found guilty Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE