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Protestors dispersed and detained, attacks against LGBTIQ+ community escalate
- Published at
- 20.10.2022
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- torture/ill-treatment
- religious groups
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Mass detentions continue as government employs facial recognition to identify protesters
- Published at
- 20.10.2022
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
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Civic freedoms remain highly restricted as Karakalpakstan protests turn violent, bloggers and activists targeted
- Published at
- 07.10.2022
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- refusal of registration
- excessive force
- restrictive law
- protest
- internet restriction
- journalist detained
- killing of protestors
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD prosecuted
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As Belarus marks 2nd anniversary of the 2020 protests, pressure against CSOs and protesters continues
- Published at
- 06.10.2022
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- CSO closure
- criminal defamation
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Venezuela: intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders
- Published at
- 04.10.2022
- Country
- Venezuela
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- internet restriction
- censorship
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- travel ban
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- attack on journalist
- labour rights
- HRD prosecuted
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Human Rights Organisations Keep the Spotlight on Grave Violations in Syria
- Published at
- 04.10.2022
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
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Cuba: frustration over power shortages leads to recurrent protests
- Published at
- 01.10.2022
- Country
- Cuba
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- protestor(s) detained
- harassment
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- surveillance
- protest
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Saudi civil society at serious risk as global energy crisis leads US and others to abandon human rights commitments
- Published at
- 23.09.2022
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- HRD detained
- torture/ill-treatment
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The UAE continues to arbitrarily detain prisoners of conscience well past completion of their sentences
- Published at
- 23.09.2022
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD acquitted
- HRD detained
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Civil society urges the UN to reject Vietnam’s bid for the Human Rights Council as it continues to arrest and jail activists
- Published at
- 21.09.2022
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- protest
- women
- minority groups
- protest disruption
- travel ban
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
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Myanmar junta continues to arrest, torture activists despite global outrage around executions
- Published at
- 15.09.2022
- Country
- Myanmar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- negative court ruling
- killing of journalist
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted