Status: Released LUCHA 29 May 2020LUCHA members released Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Democratic Republic of Congo
Status: Released Saeed Shirzad 7 May 2020Saeed Shirzad released from prison Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Iran
Status: Acquitted Rasul Jafarov 27 April 2020Rasul Jafarov fully acquitted by Supreme Court of Azerbaijan Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Azerbaijan
Status: Verdict upheld Nahid Khodajou 16 April 2020Appeal hearing held without Nahid Khodajou present, initial verdict upheld Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Shapour Ehsanirad 12 April 2020Shapour Ehsanirad begins six year prison sentence Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Iran
Status: Released Wang Quanzhang 7 April 2020Wang Quanzhang released under quarantine Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #China
Status: Released on bail Réseau d’Information et d’Appui aux ONG nationales (RIAO-RDC) 27 March 2020Five land rights defenders released on bail Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Democratic Republic of Congo
Status: Released, At Risk of Arrest Amal Fathy 20 March 2020Precautionary measures against Amal Fathy lifted Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Egypt
Status: Detained & Beaten Lev Ponomarev 20 March 2020Lev Ponomarev detained during peaceful protest and beaten by police Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Released & Facing Charges Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara 19 March 2020Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara released but still facing charges Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Americas #Cuba
Status: Detained Ke Chengbing (柯成兵) 18 March 2020One-year detention of labour rights defenders Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China