China: Regime continues to jail activists and target critical artists, film makers and musicians Published at 29.05.2025 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force labour rights protest restrictive law journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Crackdown on journalists and critics continues; Report finds 25 journalists detained in 18 months Published at 27.05.2025 Country Azerbaijan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained torture/ill-treatment transnational repression intimidation Read more
Hong Kong: Government targets activists in exile, their families at home while last major opposition party disbands Published at 21.05.2025 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling transnational repression harassment negative court ruling restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Local government in the Kurdistan Region continues to commit serious human rights violations Published at 15.05.2025 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption negative court ruling labour rights protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ethiopia's Intensifying Crackdown: Arbitrary CSO suspensions, Censorship & Political Repression Published at 07.05.2025 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure travel ban HRD detained censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Court rejects the appeals of 53 people in the “UAE84” case and organisations express concern for other persecuted HRDs Published at 30.04.2025 Country United Arab Emirates Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained negative court ruling transnational repression Read more
Further tightening of “foreign agent” restrictions: ban on educational activities adopted, cooperating with the ICC to be criminalised Published at 29.04.2025 Country Russia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction HRD prosecuted journalist detained killing of journalist protest public vilification restrictive law Read more
Civic space violations in Egypt under review Published at 24.04.2025 Country Egypt Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Hundreds of people released, including prominent HRDs and prisoners of conscience Published at 24.04.2025 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs Read more
Authorities block planned protest Published at 23.04.2025 Country Eswatini Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest political interference attack on HRD labour rights Read more
CSOs document violations committed by various parties involved in the current conflict Published at 09.04.2025 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted censorship Read more
Three political prisoners including journalist and protester released in US-facilitated deal; Relentless restrictions on civil society continue Published at 02.04.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure release of HRDs restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
