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: Attacks CODESA 27 October 2023 Prevention of the holding of the first national congress of the Sahrawi Collective of Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) followed by attacks to five human rights defenders Violations #Other Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Western Sahara
Status: Sentenced Zia Nabavi 27 October 2023Zia Nabavi and Hasti Amiri sentenced to one year in prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Sentenced Hasti Amiri 27 October 2023Zia Nabavi and Hasti Amiri sentenced to one year in prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Charged Leila Hossein Zadeh 25 October 2023Leila Hossein Zadeh charged with acting against national security for the fifth time Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
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: Death threats Javier Medardo Feijoo Villa 20 October 2023Death threats against human rights defender and community leader Javier Medardo Feijoo Villa Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Ecuador
Status: Arrested Aliou Sané 17 October 2023Human right defender and journalist Aliou Sané arrested and imprisoned Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Senegal
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: Provisionally Released Samira Sabou 13 October 2023Samira Sabou is provisionally released Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Niger