Status: Arbitrary detention Yu Wensheng 12 April 2024Human rights defenders Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan detained without trial for one year Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Imprisoned Hasti Amiri 8 April 2024Hasti Amiri and Zia Nabavi started serving a one-year prison sentence Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Fahad Shah 4 April 2024Human rights defender Fahad Shah released on bail Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Cyber attack Tharindu Jayawardhana 3 April 2024Cyber attack against investigative journalist and human rights defender Tharindu Jayawardhana Violations #Cyber-Attack Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Released Rida Benotmane 29 March 2024Rida Benotmane released after serving a sentence of 18 months in prison Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Morocco
Status: Released Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba 22 March 2024Human rights defender G.N. Saibaba acquitted of all charges and released from jail Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #India
Status: Released on furlough Nasim Soltanbeygi 20 March 2024Woman human rights defender Nasim Solatanbeygi released on medical furlough Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Killed Ludivia Galindez 1 March 2024Killing of woman human rights defender Ludivia Galindez Violations #Killing Location #Region: Americas #Colombia
Status: Re-trial Gezi Park Trial Human Rights Defenders 26 February 2024Three human rights defenders face retrial in the Gezi Park Case Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: Judicial Harassment Lutfiye Zudiyeva 23 February 2024Woman human rights defender and journalist Lutfiye Zudieva's house raided; later accused of violating Russia's censorship laws. Violations #Judicial Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Incommunicado Tang Jitian 21 February 2024Tang Jitian not allowed to attend daughter’s funeral Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban Location #China