Articles on Activists

Iranian Activist Receives Additional Prison Sentence

Hossein Shanbehzadeh, an Iranian editor, translator, and social media activist, has been sentenced t...

FreeSpeech Activism . . .

Iran • Sep 01, 2026 • 0 • 0 • 0

Two Individuals Sentenced for Engine Oil Attack on MDP...

On August 28, 2026, the Criminal Court of the Maldives sentenced two individuals, Ahmed Rishmah and...

Court Assault . . .

Maldives • Aug 28, 2026 • 18 • 16 • 0

Court Dismisses PFDJ Lawsuit Against Activists

On August 23, 2026, a court in Seattle, Washington, dismissed a lawsuit filed by the People's Front...

Repression Lawsuit . . .

Eritrea • Aug 24, 2026 • 30 • 25 • 0

Somali Appeals Court Overturns Activist's Conviction

On August 12, 2026, the Banaadir Regional Court of Appeal in Mogadishu overturned the three-year pri...

HumanRights Judiciary . . .

Somalia • Aug 17, 2026 • 80 • 69 • 0

UK Border Official and Ex-Hong Kong Cop Sentenced for S...

On June 18, 2026, a London court sentenced Peter Wai, a former UK Border Force officer, and Bill Yue...

Court NationalSecurity . . .

Hong Kong • Jun 18, 2026 • 195 • 227 • 0

Supreme Court stays proceedings on Transgender Act in m...

The Supreme Court of India has issued a stay on proceedings in four High Courts concerning challenge...

Legislation Court . . .

India • Jun 16, 2026 • 198 • 245 • 0

Jamaican Activists Challenge Beach Privatisation in Cou...

On June 14, 2026, Jamaican activists initiated legal proceedings to contest the government's decisio...

Rights Land . . .

Jamaica • Jun 14, 2026 • 173 • 164 • 0

Putin Signs Law to Seize Property of Exiled Dissidents...

On June 11, 2026, President Vladimir Putin signed a new law authorizing the Russian government to co...

Legislation Dissidents . . .

Russia • Jun 11, 2026 • 153 • 216 • 0

Former Chief Justice Arrested During National Park Prot...

Former Chief Justice David Maraga was arrested during a protest against planned construction inside...

Legal Protest . . .

Kenya • Jun 08, 2026 • 137 • 245 • 0

Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' Protests Government and...

Since May 30, 2026, Albania has witnessed growing anti-corruption and environmental protests, now du...

Corruption Protests . . .

Albania • Jun 06, 2026 • 120 • 145 • 0

Libyan Authorities Arrest Activists, Dissolve Gaza Aid...

On May 31, 2026, Libyan authorities arrested ten activists from the Global Sumud Land Convoy, a Gaza...

Humanitarian Arrest . . .

May 31, 2026 • 168 • 221 • 0

15 'No-Protest Zones' Under New SoE Regulations

On May 28, 2026, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) announced the designation of 15 locat...

Regulation Protest . . .

Trinidad and Tobago • May 28, 2026 • 143 • 207 • 0

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