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: Prison violence and harassment Bakhrom Khamroev 16 February 2024Bakhrom Khamroev faces harassment and physical violence in prison Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Russian Federation
Status: Arrested Aqylbek Muratbai 16 February 2024Karakalpak human rights defender Aqylbek Muratbai arrested in Kazakhstan to be deported to Uzbekistan Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan
Status: Incommunicado Detention Rocío San Miguel 16 February 2024Incommunicado detention of woman human rights defender Rocío San Miguel Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Americas #Venezuela
Status: Charged Ieva Raubiško 16 February 2024Refugee rights defender charged for assisting Syrian asylum seekers at the Latvia-Belarus border Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Status: Pre-trial detention extended Alsu Kurmasheva 13 February 2024Alsu Kurmasheva’s pre-trial detention extended Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
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: Founding member targeted Veronika Fonova 9 February 2024Veronika Fonova targeted while protesting the ban of International Women’s Day Demonstration in Almaty Violations #Reprisals #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Conviction upheld Qin Yongpei 6 February 2024Qin Yongpei’s conviction upheld on appeal Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Sentenced Li Qiaochu (李翘楚) 6 February 2024Woman human rights defender Li Qiaochu sentenced to three years and eight months in prison Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China