Status: Acquitted Maria Ressa 20 January 2023HRD and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and Rappler acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Philippines
Status: Disappeared Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca 19 January 2023Disappearance of HRDs Antonio Díaz Valencia and Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca Violations #Enforced Disappearance Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Disappeared Antonio Díaz Valencia 19 January 2023Disappearance of HRDs Antonio Díaz Valencia and Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca Violations #Enforced Disappearance Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Released Sebnem Korur Fincanci 19 January 2023Woman human rights defender Sebnem Korur Fincancı sentenced to imprisonment, granted release from prison Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: Forcibly deported Salah Hammouri 18 January 2023Detained HRD Salah Hammouri was forcibly deported to France Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Verdict expected Jamila Mojahid 16 January 2023After an eighth postponement of the hearings, the verdict is now expected Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Western Sahara
Status: Court annulled one charge Nassos Karakitsos 16 January 2023Espionage charges against Nassos Karakitsos annulled Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece
Status: Court annulled one charge Sara Mardini 16 January 2023Espionage charges against Sara Mardini annulled Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece
Status: Court annulled one charge Seán Binder 16 January 2023Espionage charges against Seán Binder and 23 other Human Rights Defenders were annulled Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece #Ireland
Status: Released on bail Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero 16 January 2023Student leader and HRD Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero released on bail by Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Imprisoned Hassan Saidi 13 January 2023Lengthy Prison sentences for Reza Shahbi and Hassan Saidi for their labour rights activities at SWTSBC Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran