Journalists arrested, media outlets criticised over critical reporting Published at 29.10.2025 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation release of HRDs public vilification censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Vietnam: Regime targets human rights defenders working on minority, indigenous, land and environmental rights despite UN review Published at 29.10.2025 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups religious groups minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Broad crackdown on people commemorating the anniversary of the declaration of the Republic in Yemen Published at 28.10.2025 Country Yemen Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained HRD killing protest enforced disappearance journalist detained non state actors Read more
Eritrea retains lowest ranking globally on press freedom index, UN Mandate Renewed Published at 27.10.2025 Country Eritrea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship surveillance Read more
Alarm at surge in executions in Saudi Arabia Published at 27.10.2025 Country Saudi Arabia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth release of HRDs HRD detained killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment Read more
Journalists receives new sentence ahead of planned release from prison Published at 26.10.2025 Country Iraq Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
WHRDs at risk of execution with targeted death sentences for peaceful activism Published at 26.10.2025 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Deaths in custody and enforced disappearances increase concern over systematic repression in Nicaragua Published at 18.10.2025 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure intimidation transnational repression travel ban HRD detained HRD killing public vilification enforced disappearance internet restriction HRD threatened Read more
Repression continues even after one of the largest prisoner releases of Lukashenko’s rule Published at 29.09.2025 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: CSO closure release of HRDs transnational repression HRD killing journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Hong Kong: Ongoing criminalisation of expression, bounties on activists in exile and suppression of Tiananmen anniversary Published at 26.09.2025 Country Hong Kong Category Latest Developments Tags: women transnational repression harassment prevention of protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
China: Regime continues to criminalise activists, increase digital restrictions and deploy transnational repression against protesters Published at 22.09.2025 Country China Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups transnational repression HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force restrictive law surveillance HRD prosecuted Read more
Prominent HRDs remain in prison despite Eid pardons for other prisoners Published at 27.08.2025 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
