Status: Arrested Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) 17 January 2022Arrest of sixteen human rights defenders and members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Zimbabwe
Status: In Detention Lukpan Akhmedyarov 14 January 2022Journalist and human rights defender Lukpan Akhmedyarov subjected to inhumane treatment while in detention Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Acquitted Elżbieta Podleśna 13 January 2022Acquittal of women human rights defenders Elżbieta Podleśna, Anna Prus and Joanna Gzyra-Iskandar in the “Rainbow Virgin Mary” case confirmed in appeal hearing Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Poland
Status: Detained & Charged Qin Yongpei 11 January 2022Qin Yongpei on Trial Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Sentenced Chow Hang-tung 11 January 2022WHRD Chow Hang-tung sentenced to 22 months for 2020 and 2021 Tiananmen vigils Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong
Status: Denied Bail Chow Hang-tung 11 January 2022WHRD Chow Hang-tung repeatedly denied bail Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong
Status: Sentenced Zahra Mohammadi 6 January 2022Supreme Court confirms WHRD Zahra Mohammadi’s prison sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Iran
Status: Sentenced Meriem Breibri 24 December 2021Meriem Breibri sentenced to 4 months imprisonment for documenting police violence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Tunisia
Status: On Trial Mohamed El-Baqer 21 December 2021Human rights defenders Mohamed El-Baqer, Mohamed Ibrahim and Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced to four years and five years in prison respectively Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Harassment and Threats Kizito Bin Hangi 16 December 2021Democratic Republic of Congo: Harassment and death threats against human rights defender Kizito Bin Hangi Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Democratic Republic of Congo
Status: Detained Mustafa Seidaliev 15 December 2021Human rights defender Mustafa Seidaliev detained Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ukraine