Status: Transferred Nasta Loika 24 October 2023WHRD Nasta Loika transferred to Homel Penal Colony Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Death Threats Magomed Alamov 24 October 2023Chechen authorities hold human rights defender Magomed Alamov, promising to kill him in 5 days Violations #Arbitrary detention #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Organisation Closure SOVA Centre 22 August 2023Decision to shut down Sova Centre upheld by the Court of Appeals Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
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: Case dismissed SOS Balkanroute 21 July 2023Lawsuit against the human rights organisation SOS Balkanroute and its founder Petar Rosandić dismissed Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Status: Case dismissed Petar Rosandić 21 July 2023Lawsuit against the human rights organisation SOS Balkanroute and its founder Petar Rosandić dismissed Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Status: Attacked Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Georgia Tbilisi Pride 11 July 2023NGO Tbilisi Pride cancels Pride Festival following a violent attack by anti-LGBTIQ+ groups
Status: Attacked Elena Milashina 4 July 2023Human rights defenders Aleksandr Nemov and Elena Milashina attacked and severely beaten in Chechnya Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Attacked Aleksandr Nemov 4 July 2023Human rights defenders Aleksandr Nemov and Elena Milashina attacked and severely beaten in Chechnya Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
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
Status: Hospitalised Emir Usein Kuku 26 June 2023Crimea (Ukraine): Imprisoned Crimean Tatar human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku urgently hospitalised and underwent surgery Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine