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On 2 September 2023, woman human rights defender and human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir (Imaan Mazari) was granted bail by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad. Imaan Mazari had been jailed since 20 August 2023 on serious offences including sedition and offences under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The woman human rights defender was granted bail by the Anti-Terrorism Court on 28 August 2023, but was re-arrested a few hours later in a separate case, before finally being released on 2 September 2023.

On 2 April 2024, indigenous human rights defender Surju Tekam was arrested following a raid on his home by security forces in Chhattisgarh state, India. He is held under the regressive Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Arms Act and has been denied bail by the National Investigation Agency Court in Bilaspur. Surju Tekam's arrest stems from his vocal advocacy on behalf of peaceful local movements against increasing human rights violations, forcible land acquisition for corporate interests, and militarization in the state.

On the evening of 21 January 2023, Thulani Rudolf Maseko was gunned down at close range, shot through the windows of his home, in front of his wife and children in Luhleko, Mbabane by unknown assailants. Front Line Defenders believes, and is deeply concerned that, the killing of Thulani Rudolf Maseko appears to be a deliberate targeting and silencing of the lawyer and human rights defender, in direct retaliation to his legitimate work in defence of human rights.

On 18 April 2022, the two human rights defenders Matendo Justin and Tubaholeze Kigabi were released from the central police station of Ruziya. The two human rights defenders were arrested and detained on 7 April 2022 without any charges, but were released on 18 April 2022 due to injuries sustained during their detention, for which they are receiving traditional treatment.

Land rights defenders Godfrey Ssebisolo, Erias Wanjala and Fred Mwawula reported that on 12 March their houses, located in Kisalanda village, were bulldozed by Great Season Company Limited. The defenders further reported that company agents made death threats against their families and refused to explain why the houses were being destroyed.

On 9 December 2023, Chhattisgarh police arrested four human rights defenders: Lakhma Koram, Ranu Podyam, Shankar Kashyap, and Samlu Koram. The arrests were due to their peaceful campaigns against human rights violations, militarization, and the forcible acquisition of land for corporate interests in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh. Since then, the human rights defenders have been detained in Jagdalpur Jail in Chhattisgarh.

On 5 September, human rights defender Anirudh Rajan was illegally detained and arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru Police in Karnataka state. Anirudh Rajan is accused of being a member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) CPI(M) and charged under the anti-terror legislation, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other offences. He was presented before the court the following day (6 September) and remanded in police custody for 14 days. He is presently remanded at the Bangalore Central prison.

On 13 May 2024, independent journalist and woman human rights defender Zhang Zhan completed her four-year sentence and left the Shanghai Women’s Prison.

Imprisoned woman human rights defender and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was hospitalised in July 2023 at a hospital in Shanghai managed by prison authorities. Prior to her hospitalisation, she weighed only 37kg, half of her weight prior to her arrest.

On 8 February 2023, environmental and human rights defender and lawyer Chen Wuquan completed his five-year sentence and was released from the Sihui Prison in the Guangdong province.

On 16 August 2022, Vida Rabbani announced on her twitter account that the sentence of the Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court pertaining to five years imprisonment on the charge of “insulting the sacred,” four years imprisonment on the charge of “gathering and colluding to act against national security,” and one year imprisonment on the charge of “propaganda activities against the state” has been confirmed in the court of appeals. The instances mentioned for these charges include reporting on human rights violations and social media activities.

On 11 September 2020, a court in Delhi granted bail to human rights defender Khalif Saifi, in case 44/2020, which includes charges under Sections 147 (rioting), 186 (obstructing public servant from discharging duty), 149 (unlawful assembly), 148 (rioting, with deadly weapon), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from doing duty) and 307 (attempt to murder), and other sections of the Indian Penal Code.