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Woman human rights defender, blogger and Wikipedian targeted in Saudi Arabia
- Published at
- 15.04.2024
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
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Bangladesh: Criminalisation of activists and crackdown on protests continue following one-sided elections
- Published at
- 12.04.2024
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- labour rights
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- non state actors
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Journalist Louay Al-Azazi continues to be targeted by all parties to the conflict; women’s movement restricted
- Published at
- 11.04.2024
- Country
- Yemen
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
- torture/ill-treatment
- time,place restrictions
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Women's rights activist murdered in her home
- Published at
- 30.03.2024
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
- torture/ill-treatment
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Djibouti human rights record reviewed in rare opportunity to shed light on the country
- Published at
- 29.03.2024
- Country
- Djibouti
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
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Vietnam: Social media activists arrested, ethnic minorities jailed while protests against development projects crushed
- Published at
- 27.03.2024
- Country
- Vietnam
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- excessive force
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- land rights
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Persiste la represión de OSC a pesar del escrutinio internacional de la CIDH y la ONU
- Published at
- 21.03.2024
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- HRD prosecuted
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Despite international scrutiny at the IACHR and UN, crackdown on CSOs persists
- Published at
- 05.03.2024
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- religious groups
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- political interference
- HRD prosecuted
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China: Activists and journalists face arrests and convictions despite UN human rights review
- Published at
- 01.03.2024
- Country
- China
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Concerns over new law which turns military into internal security institution
- Published at
- 29.02.2024
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- public vilification
- political interference
- restrictive law
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
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Pro-Palestine protesters arrested in Bahrain
- Published at
- 29.02.2024
- Country
- Bahrain
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- HRD acquitted
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted