Status: Judicial harassment Sazzadur Rahman (Rakhal Raha) 4 March 2025Escalating death threats and legal persecution against human rights defender Sazzadur Rahman Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Detained Zhanar Sekerbayeva 3 March 2025Woman human rights defender Zhanar Sekerbayeva detained for 10 days Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Arbitrary detention Ringrong Mro 25 February 2025Indigenous land rights defender Ringrong Mro arbitrarily detained in Bandarban District Jail on trumped-up charges Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Mohammad Habibi 20 February 2025Mohammad Habibi released from prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Iran
Status: Sentence upheld Zeinab Zaman 20 February 2025Zeinab Zaman’s six-month prison sentence upheld Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Aqylbek Muratbai 18 February 2025Human Rights Defender Aqylbek Muratbai released from detention Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan
Status: Sentence overturned Justyna Wydrzyńska 17 February 2025Woman human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska’s sentence overturned by Court of Appeal Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Poland
Status: Tortured Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya 13 February 2025Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya subjected to torture and ill-treatment in Israeli prisons Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Arbitrary detention #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Hearing postponed Doros Polykarpou 12 February 2025Human rights defender Doros Polykarpou’s hearing postponed for the fourth time Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Cyprus
Status: Abducted Yambem Laba 11 February 2025Human rights defender Yambem Laba abducted by an armed group in Manipur Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Conditional release Rasoul Bodaghi 7 February 2025Rasoul Bodaghi released from prison conditionally Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
