Wave of protests prompts growing pressure on activists as government continues COVID-19 denial Published at 17.09.2020 Country Turkmenistan Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained protest internet restriction prevention of protest political interference censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists under constant attack; four journalists sentenced to death after grossly unfair trial Published at 09.09.2020 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Lao activist Muay in jail for nearly a year while still no justice for 2018 dam collapse Published at 02.09.2020 Country Laos Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment environmental rights land rights Read more
Concerns about increased use of death penalty and judicial harassment to crack down on civic space Published at 31.08.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Hundreds dead after protests, fears over COVID-19 restrictions’ impact on free speech Published at 20.08.2020 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Mass protests follow disputed election results Published at 20.08.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs travel ban attack on journalist excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Human rights lawyer imprisoned for tweet, Nabeel Rajab conditionally released from prison Published at 14.08.2020 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Activists & women human rights defenders continue to face reprisals Published at 14.08.2020 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained LGBTI Read more
Myanmar activists protesting internet ban criminalised while attacks against Rohingya continue Published at 13.08.2020 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups intimidation harassment protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Venezuela stifles dissent with political interference in opposition parties and detentions Published at 12.08.2020 Country Venezuela Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation negative court ruling protest public vilification enforced disappearance sexual assault torture/ill-treatment political interference bureaucratic restriction journalist detained Read more
Opposition candidates and supporters persecuted, detained ahead of elections Published at 11.08.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD release of HRDs attack on journalist protest political interference restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Popular Protests: Demonstrators, journalists and human rights defenders killed, attacked & silenced Published at 07.08.2020 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD killing HRD detained protest killing of journalist killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
