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: Released Jafar Ebrahimi 7 May 2024Jafar Ebrahimi released from prison Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Arrested Samlu Koram 3 May 2024Arrest and detention of four indigenous human rights defenders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Arrested Shankar Kashyap 3 May 2024Arrest and detention of four indigenous human rights defenders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Arrested Ranu Podyam 3 May 2024Arrest and detention of four indigenous human rights defenders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Arrested Lakhma Koram 3 May 2024Arrest and detention of four indigenous human rights defenders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Arrested Anar Mammadli 3 May 2024Human rights defender Anar Mammadli arrested and detained in Baku Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Azerbaijan
Status: Pre-trial detention Abzas Media 30 April 2024Nargiz Absalamova, Hafiz Babali, and Elnara Gasimova of Abzas Media detained on money smuggling charges Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Azerbaijan
Status: Sentence on hold Bahareh Hedayat 29 April 2024Bahareh Hedayat’s sentence put on hold on medical grounds Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Acquitted Iuventa 10 25 April 2024Italian court dropped charges against migrant human rights defenders in the “Iuventa” case Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Italy
Status: Killed Narciso Beleño 25 April 2024Killing of human rights defender Narciso Beleño Violations #Killing Location #Region: Americas #Colombia