Status: Attacked Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Georgia Tbilisi Pride 11 July 2023NGO Tbilisi Pride cancels Pride Festival following a violent attack by anti-LGBTIQ+ groups
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
Status: Court appoints experts Sara Tuševljak 31 May 2023Bosnia and Herzegovina: Experts appointed by the court into the case against environmental women human rights defenders Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Bosnia Herzegovina
Status: Released Abdulmajid Rizoev 24 May 2023Human rights defender Abdulmajid Rizoev released Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Tajikistan