Status: Sentenced in absentia Leila Hossein Zadeh 21 November 2024Leila Hossein Zadeh sentenced arbitrarily in absentia Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Health deteriorated Sarvenaz Ahmadi 29 October 2024Sarvenaz Ahmadi granted a three day medical leave Violations #Reprisals #Smear Campaign #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Prison violence and harassment Bakhrom Khamroev 25 September 2024Prison Administration restricts Bakhrom Khamroev's visitation rights once again in maximum security prison Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Released Alsu Kurmasheva 2 August 2024Alsu Kurmasheva released as part of a prisoner exchange Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Arrested Suneeta Pottam 13 June 2024Woman human rights defender Suneeta Pottam arrested on fabricated charges Violations #Reprisals #Smear Campaign #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Defamed Umida Niyazova 7 May 2024Defamation attack against women human rights defenders Umida Niyazova and Sharifa Madrakhimova Violations #Verbal Abuse #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Uzbekistan
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: Facing Harassment Maidul Islam 30 August 2023Academic activist and human rights defender Maidul Islam facing harassment from the Chittagong University for exercising freedom of expression Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Denied Amnesty Kamyar Fakour 24 August 2023Sarvenaz Ahmadi and Kamyar Fakour denied amnesty Violations #Reprisals #Smear Campaign #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Judicial Harassment Human Rights Centre 'Viasna' 21 August 2023Homiel branch of human rights organisation Viasna labelled as extremist organisation Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
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