Status: Acquitted Seán Binder 6 February 2026Greece: Court Acquits Seán Binder, Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos, and 22 Other Human Rights Defenders of All Felony Charges Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece #Ireland
Status: Questioned by police Temirlan Baimash 4 February 2026LGBTI rights defender Temirlan Baimash questioned by police on false complaint Violations #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kazakhstan
Status: Hearing postponed Doros Polykarpou 30 January 2026Hearing of human rights defender Doros Polykarpou delayed again Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Cyprus
Status: Sentenced Hadi Ali Chattha 30 January 2026Pakistan: Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha sentenced to 17 years imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Sentenced Imaan Mazari 30 January 2026Pakistan: Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha sentenced to 17 years imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Arrested Imaan Mazari 23 January 2026Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha violently arrested despite court order Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Arrested Hadi Ali Chattha 23 January 2026Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha violently arrested despite court order Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Arbitrary arrest Ahmed Douma 23 January 2026Egypt: Arbitrary arrest of Ahmed Douma amid continuous judicial harassment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation #Violence #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Denied medical care Yang Li 22 January 2026China: Woman human rights defender Yang Li arbitrarily detained by police on her way to seek critical medical treatment Violations #Travel Ban #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Facing arbitrary dismissal Layeqa Bashir 21 January 2026Bangladesh: Woman human rights defender Layeqa Bashir faces arbitrary dismissal Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Cyber-Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Detained Ayachi Hammami 20 January 2026Ayachi Hammami ends hunger strike but remains in detention Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Tunisia
