Status: On trial Eimear Walshe 2 March 2026Human rights defenders’ trial for peaceful protest at Shannon Airport on hold pending Supreme Court ruling Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ireland
Status: On trial Aindriú de Buitléir 2 March 2026Human rights defenders’ trial for peaceful protest at Shannon Airport on hold pending Supreme Court ruling Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ireland
Status: On trial Áine Treanor 2 March 2026Human rights defenders’ trial for peaceful protest at Shannon Airport on hold pending Supreme Court ruling Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ireland
Status: Acquitted Enes Hocaoğulları 2 March 2026Türkiye: Youth and LGBTQI+ rights defender Enes Hocaoğulları acquitted of all charges Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: On trial Defne Güzel 2 March 2026Judicial harassment of LGBTQI+ rights defender Defne Güzel Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: Acquitted Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos 6 February 2026Greece: Court Acquits Seán Binder, Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos, and 22 Other Human Rights Defenders of All Felony Charges Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece
Status: Acquitted Seán Binder 6 February 2026Greece: Court Acquits Seán Binder, Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos, and 22 Other Human Rights Defenders of All Felony Charges Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece #Ireland
Status: Questioned by police Temirlan Baimash 4 February 2026LGBTI rights defender Temirlan Baimash questioned by police on false complaint Violations #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Sentenced Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy 30 January 2026Supreme Court to review the unlawful sentencing of Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Hearing postponed Doros Polykarpou 30 January 2026Hearing of human rights defender Doros Polykarpou delayed again Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Cyprus
Status: Ransacking of home Ljiljana Nešić 12 January 2026Serbia: Break-in and ransacking of Ljiljana Nešić’s home Violations #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Serbia
