Status: Members Detained Memorial 19 October 2021Public event of International Memorial attacked by mob and members and attendees unlawfully detained by police Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Loss of Refugee Status Valentina Chupik 28 September 2021WHRD Valentina Chupik barred from entering Russia, stripped of her refugee status and detained Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Killed Natalia Estemirova 13 September 2021European Court of Human Rights fails to hold the Russian authorities accountable for the killing of woman human rights defender Natalia Estemirova Violations #Killing Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Detained Taciana Lasica 9 September 2021Court hearings of Leanid Sudalenka, Maryia Tarasenka and Taciana Lasica held behind closed doors Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Detained Maryia Tarasenka 9 September 2021Court hearings of Leanid Sudalenka, Maryia Tarasenka and Taciana Lasica held behind closed doors Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Deceased Azimjan Askarov 30 July 2021Court rejected previous decision to close criminal investigation into Azimjan Askarov’s death Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Pressure Tajana Tadić 21 July 2021Partner of migrant rights defender Tajana Tadić, Omer Essa Mahdi, has had refugee status revoked Violations #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Croatia
Status: On Trial METU LGBTI+ Solidarity 20 July 2021Nineteen LGBTI+ rights defenders charged with “participating in unlawful assembly” and “resisting despite warning” Violations #Arbitrary detention #Questioning / Interrogation #Violence Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: Attacked Cumartesi Anneleri/İnsanları 20 July 2021Saturday Mothers/People at court for second hearing Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: Office Attack Tbilisi Pride 12 July 2021Tbilisi Pride cancelled Pride march after office attacked by far-right groups Violations #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Georgia
Status: Charged Andrei Alexandrov 5 July 2021Human rights defender Andrei Alexandrov facing criminal charge for high treason Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus