Status: Denied Medical Access Vida (Vahideh) Rabbani 8 June 2023Woman human rights defender Vida Rabbani denied appropriate medical care and targeted by defamatory statements Violations #Defamation #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
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: Judicial Harassment Nizar Saghieh 28 April 2023Bar associations are retaliating against critical Lebanese human rights lawyers Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Lebanon
Status: Judicial Harassment Yasser Al-Hamdani 28 April 2023Judicial harassment of HRD Yasser Al-Hamdani Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq
Status: Released Yasir Mirghani 21 April 2023Human rights defender Yasir Mirghani released on personal guarantee Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Sentenced Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee 14 April 2023Golrokh Iraee sentenced to six years in prison for her advocacy around the protests which began in September 2022 Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Hala Ahed Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Jordan Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Freedom of Expression #Labour Rights / Trade Union
Jina Modares Gorji Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Human Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Freedom of Expression
Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Labour Rights / Trade Union
Bertho Makso Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Lebanon Rights #LGBT+ Rights #Prisoner Rights
Yasser Al-Hamdani Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq Rights #Freedom of Expression #Journalism
Nizar Saghieh Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Lebanon Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association
Yasir Mirghani Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Corruption
Media Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Freedom of Expression #Labour Rights / Trade Union Violations #Surveillance #Cyber-Attack Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain #Jordan
18 October 2016 High Price for Human Rights Activism in the Middle East Rights #Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Defamation #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment Locations #Region: Middle East and North Africa
14 August 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director It is human rights defenders who through their struggle define human rights Rights #Student Rights / Education #Torture / Police Brutality #LGBT+ Rights #Environmental Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Citizen Participation #Freedom of Expression #Imprisonment #Protests / Assembly #Corruption Violations #Reprisals #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Killing Locations #Global #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #Region: Americas #Brazil
26 April 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director Gloss, Not Glory: The Dangerous Game of Sportswashing Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights #Corruption Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment Locations #Azerbaijan #Spain #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #United Arab Emirates (UAE) #Yemen #Senegal
Statement UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28 Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Reprisals #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Statement Behind the summons of Nizar Saghiyé, a threat to freedom of expression Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Lebanon
Statement Bahrain: UN Working Group calls for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Naji Fateel Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Prisoner Rights #Access to Healthcare Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain