Status: Sentenced Chang Weiping (常玮平) 8 June 2023Chang Weiping Completes Sentence, Faces Travel Ban Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Facing threats Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Priyalal Sirisena 30 May 2023Sri Lanka: Threats and intimidation against human rights defender Priyalal Sirisena
Status: Attempted killing Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom 5 May 2023Attack on the life of HRD and pro-democracy social media activist Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom Violations #Attempted Killing/Assassination Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Laos
Status: Threatened Arkadeep Goswami 26 April 2023Human rights defender Arkadeep Goswami facing threats Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Assaulted Pranab Roy 17 April 2023HRD Pranab Roy assaulted by the Border Security Force in West Bengal Violations #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Sentenced Trương Van Dũng 12 April 2023HRD Trương Van Dũng sentenced to six years in prison Violations #Arbitrary detention #Physical Attack Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Vietnam
Status: De-registered Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) 12 April 2023Civil Court of Maldives upholds the de-registration of MDN by The Maldivian Government Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Maldives
Status: Interrogated Ramachandran Sanath 5 April 2023Journalist and HRD Ramachandran Sanath summoned for interrogation by the Terrorist Investigation Department Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Released Matiullah Wesa 29 March 2023Human Rights Defender Matiullah Wesa released from Taliban Prison Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Afghanistan
Status: Arrested Khurram Parvez 24 March 2023HRD Khurram Parvez arrested by the National Investigation Agency under trumped up charges Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Arrested Irfan Mehraj 23 March 2023HRD and Kashmiri Journalist Irfan Mehraj arrested by the National Investigation Agency under India’s anti-terror legislation Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India