Status: Attacked Elena Milashina 4 July 2023Human rights defenders Aleksandr Nemov and Elena Milashina attacked and severely beaten in Chechnya Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Attacked Aleksandr Nemov 4 July 2023Human rights defenders Aleksandr Nemov and Elena Milashina attacked and severely beaten in Chechnya Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Listed as "undesirable" Agora 27 June 2023Russia: International human rights group Agora listed as “undesirable organisation” Violations #Smear Campaign Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Hospitalised Emir Usein Kuku 26 June 2023Crimea (Ukraine): Imprisoned Crimean Tatar human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku urgently hospitalised and underwent surgery Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Refused to seek pardon Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee 23 June 2023Iran: Golrokh Iraee refused to ask for pardon or appear before court of appeal Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Killed El Sadeg Mohammed Ahmed Haroun 23 June 2023Sudan: Killing of three human rights defenders in Darfur Violations #Killing Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Killed Tareg Hassan Yagoub Elmalik 23 June 2023Sudan: Killing of three human rights defenders in Darfur Violations #Killing Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Killed Abd Elrazeg Adam Mohammed 23 June 2023Sudan: Killing of three human rights defenders in Darfur Violations #Killing Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Smear campaign The Belarusian Association of Journalists 21 June 2023Belarusian Association of Journalists’ website, social media and logo declared “extremist” Violations #Smear Campaign #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Sentence Completed Cheng Yuan (程渊) 16 June 2023Cheng Yuan returns home after completing sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Expelled from university Shahriyar Shams 16 June 2023Iran: Human rights defender Shahriyar Shams expelled from studies while facing two trials at revolutionary court Violations #Reprisals #Other Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran