Statements about human rights, the situation and developments in repressive regions around the world.
Civil Rights Defenders is appalled by the recent convictions and sentencing to lengthy prison terms of journalists, lawyers, and activists in Tajikistan in connection to the May 2022 protests which th...
UPDATE: The full translation is now available. It’s accessed through the button at the end of this article. Civil Rights Defenders has reviewed the cooperation agreement, the “Tidö Agreeme...
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform’s work to counter hate speech and disinformation has been dismantled at a rapid pace. On Monday night, Twitter abruptly dissolved its Trust and Sa...
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan should drop two separate bills that propose imposing undue restrictions on the country’s embattled civil society organizations, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Civil Rig...
Civil Rights Defenders condemns today’s decision by the Bishkek City Court that ordered to deport Bolot Temirov, an investigative journalist, from the country. In a video shared by Kloop News, Temirov...
On Sunday in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, police agents raided the houses of more than a dozen government critics who one day earlier formed a committee to protest against the transfer of the Kyrgyzs...
On 12 September, the EuroPride 2022 flag was raised in Belgrade. A little less than 24 hours later, the Serbian police handed over the official notice to organisers that the Parade was banned. Organis...
Human rights defenders have the right to carry out their legitimate work safely and to access support and protection when they are at risk, especially those who operate in the most difficult contexts....
On 6 September, Minsk City Court will pronounce the verdict in the politically motivated and harrowing case of human rights defenders Maria (Marfa) Rabkova and Andrey Chapiuk, in a climate of sweeping...
On the morning of 27 August, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that EuroPride 2022, which is planned to take place in Belgrade during September 12 – 17, is going to be cancelled. The statem...
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