Status: Court hearing scheduled Vanessa Mendoza Cortés 27 November 2023Andorra: court hearing on the case of Vanessa Mendoza Cortés scheduled for 4 December 2023 Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Status: Sentence Completed Leanid Sudalenka 24 November 2023Leanid Sudalenka released following three year sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Pre-trial Detention Extended Golos 22 November 2023Pre-trial detention of human rights defender Grigory Melkonyants extended until January 2024 Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Charged Eduard Marikashvili 13 November 2023Court relies on scant evidence in attempt to justify Eduard Marikashvili hooliganism charge Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Georgia
Status: Expulsion Upheld Bolot Temirov 1 November 2023Supreme Court upheld the decision to expel Bolot Temirov Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Transferred Nasta Loika 24 October 2023WHRD Nasta Loika transferred to Homel Penal Colony Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Death Threats Magomed Alamov 24 October 2023Chechen authorities hold human rights defender Magomed Alamov, promising to kill him in 5 days Violations #Arbitrary detention #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Enforced disappearance Victoria Roshchyna 17 October 2023Update – Ukrainian WHRD and journalist Victoria Roshchyna forcibly disappeared trying to get through Russia to the Russian-occupied territories Violations #Enforced Disappearance Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ukraine
Status: Upcoming Hearing Göç İzleme Derneği (GÖÇİZDER) 11 October 2023Upcoming hearing on Göç İzleme Derneği case Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Turkey
Status: Organisation Closure SOVA Centre 22 August 2023Decision to shut down Sova Centre upheld by the Court of Appeals Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Judicial Harassment Human Rights Centre 'Viasna' 21 August 2023Homiel branch of human rights organisation Viasna labelled as extremist organisation Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus