Status: Detained Diala Ayesh 5 June 2024Palestinian woman human rights defender Diala Ayesh’s detention extended without charge or trial Violations #Verbal Abuse #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Ruled to shut down Kloop 21 May 2024Court refuses to consider Kloop Media’s appeal Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Targeted Emil Kurbedinov 20 February 2024Human rights defender and lawyer Emil Kurbedinov targeted for a social media post Violations #Reprisals #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Attacked Chris Owalla 19 February 2024Human rights defender Chris Owalla brutally attacked Violations #Other Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Physical Attack Location #Region: Africa #Kenya
Status: Summoned to prison Sepideh Rashnu 19 February 2024Sepideh Rashnu receives summons to serve almost four years in prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Founding member targeted 8MarchKZ 9 February 2024Veronika Fonova targeted while protesting the ban of International Women’s Day Demonstration in Almaty Violations #Other Harassment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Sentence Completed Dong Guangping 16 November 2023Dong Guangping completed sentence Violations #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Vietnam
Status: Attacks CODESA 27 October 2023 Prevention of the holding of the first national congress of the Sahrawi Collective of Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) followed by attacks to five human rights defenders Violations #Other Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Western Sahara
Status: Death Threats Magomed Alamov 24 October 2023Chechen authorities hold human rights defender Magomed Alamov, promising to kill him in 5 days Violations #Arbitrary detention #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Harassment Zillur Rahman 13 September 2023Harassment against human rights defender and executive director of the Centre for Governance Studies, Zillur Rahman Violations #Smear Campaign #Surveillance #Other Harassment #Cyber-Attack Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Father Arrested Ahmed Gamal Ziada 1 September 2023Arrest and harassment of human rights defender Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment Location #Egypt