Status: Arrested Aqylbek Muratbai 16 February 2024Karakalpak human rights defender Aqylbek Muratbai arrested in Kazakhstan to be deported to Uzbekistan Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan
Status: Ruled to shut down Kloop 13 February 2024Oktyabr’ District Court ruled to shut down Kloop Media Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Founding member targeted Veronika Fonova 9 February 2024Veronika Fonova targeted while protesting the ban of International Women’s Day Demonstration in Almaty Violations #Reprisals #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Charged Mohammad Habibi 12 January 2024Human Rights Defender Mohammad Habibi charged Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Iran
Status: Disciplinary Hearing Aleksey Ladin 2 January 2024Disciplinary proceedings launched against human rights defender and lawyer Aleksey Ladin Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Russian Federation #Ukraine
Status: Sentenced Ravi Madasamy 15 November 2023Human rights defender and lawyer M. Ravi sentenced to 21 days in prison for contempt of court Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Singapore
Status: Sentence Completed Chen Jianfang 14 November 2023Chen Jianfang returns home after completing prison sentence Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Charged Madi Jobarteh 14 November 2023Human rights defender Madi Jobarteh charged after being provisionally released Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #The Gambia
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: Killed Bahjaa Abdelaa Abdelaa 31 October 2023Killing of Women Human Rights Defender Bahjaa Abdelaa Abdelaa in Darfur Violations #Reprisals #Killing #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
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