📍EGYPT 🚨Ahmed Douma’s detention was extended by 15 days over charges linked to his writings on prison conditions. FLD calls for his immediate release, to drop all charges, and end judicial harassment. 🔗 zurl.co/s0CHF

📍CAMEROON 🚨The case against WHRD Maximilienne Ngo Mbe was reopened on 6 April 2026, risking further delays in the proceedings. FLD calls to drop all charges and end judicial harassment. 🔗 zurl.co/sGauL

📍 Palestine HRD & lawyer Mohannad Karajeh is due in court on 20 April 2026 amid concerns of judicial harassment linked to his human rights work, following a smear campaign based on fabricated content. FLD calls on the PA to protect him, drop any spurious charges, and guarantee a fair trial.

📍 SUDAN Three years ago, a war began in Sudan that continues today. Sudanese HRDs shared their insights directly with us on the current situation. Those who remain, and those fled, face huge challenges.

In memory of Moya Brennan. With gratitude for her support to human rights defenders.

📍NICARAGUA 🚨Front Line Defenders is deeply concerned by reports that on 14 March 2026, the Nicaraguan government inaugurated a so-called university campus in Condega, Estelí, Ecuador, on premises that were arbitrarily seized in July 2023. 🔗Read more about AMCC: zurl.co/g9rtw

📍ECUADOR 🚨Authorities in Ecuador have incorporated criminal, administrative, and financial measures that are being used disproportionately against human rights defenders, restricting the legitimate work of civil society. 🔗Read more: zurl.co/iHoJ5

📍 China 🚨HRD and lawyer Yu Wensheng is due for release on 13 April after three-year sentence following his baseless conviction. The Chinese authorities must ensure his immediate release, full freedom, and end all harassment of him and his family. 🔗zurl.co/iiq8E

📍Sudan 🚨3 years into Sudan’s conflict, civilians face ongoing attacks, killings, and repression. The EU must act urgently to protect civilians, ensure accountability, and support human rights defenders. 🔗 zurl.co/W8rEa

📣 Front Line Defenders is recruiting an HR Manager. The role will lead HR strategy and support organisational development across Front Line Defenders globally. More information and how to apply can be found here ⬇️ zurl.co/wVm73

📍TUNISIA 🚨WHRD Saadia Mosbah was sentenced to 8 years in prison after prosecution over funding linked to her human rights work. Proceedings were marked by serious irregularities. FLD calls for her release. 🔗 zurl.co/yHtza

📍EGYPT 🚨HRD Ahmed Douma was detained on 6 April 2026 after questioning over a social media post and an article on prison conditions and human rights violations. 🔗zurl.co/eF6C9

📍SIERRA LEONE 🚨HRDs Mohamed Turay & Prince Tommy Williams face charges and judicial harassment for defending LNP land and community services. Hearings set for 14 April 2026. FLD calls to drop all charges and end reprisals. 🔗zurl.co/98Ejd

🔊We stand in solidarity with the HRDs of Genç LGBTİ+ Association and call on Turkish authorities to: • Overturn the dissolution • Drop all charges • End the crackdown on LGBTI+ organisations 🔗 zurl.co/3w6ta

📍HONDURAS 🕊️Last month marked the 10th anniversary of Indigenous defender Berta Cáceres' murder – a time to remind us of the importance of keeping her memory, strength and legacy alive. Artist: Pan Cooke #BertaLives #JusticeForBerta

❌ No more delays. Not 15 years. Front Line Defenders CEO Alan Glasgow speaks out ahead of 8 April, 15 years since the arrest and detention of Danish-Bahraini HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. FLD calls on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.

📍 Mexico 🏳️‍⚧️ Natalia Lane is a survivor of an attempted transfeminicide in the capital of Mexico. For ten years she has been dedicated to the defense of trans women for the decriminalization of sex work. 🔗 Learn more: www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/n...

📍 Côte d'Ivoire 🏳️‍⚧️ Driven by the solidarity of the community and by the hope for a more just world, trans woman human rights defender, Keïla B. Mondesir, is committed to building a more inclusive society in Côte d'Ivoire. 🔗 Learn more: www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/k...

📍IRAN 🚨The Free Narges Coalition warns that Narges Mohammadi’s life is in imminent danger amid serious health deterioration and denial of independent medical care in Zanjan Prison. FLD calls for urgent medical furlough and the release of detained HRDs. 🔗zurl.co/wr37k

📍UN 🚨Andrea Bolaños Vargas has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders. FLD welcomes her appointment and thanks outgoing Rapporteur Mary Lawlor for her leadership. 🔗 zurl.co/3r5QE

📣 Front Line Defenders is recruiting a MEL Officer. The role will support monitoring, evaluation, and learning across Front Line Defenders, contributing to data collection, analysis, and organisational learning. More information and how to apply can be found here ⬇️ zurl.co/cBXkS

📣 Front Line Defenders is recruiting an HR Manager. The role will lead HR strategy and support organisational development across Front Line Defenders globally. More information and how to apply can be found here ⬇️ zurl.co/k3YWw

Dear human rights defenders, you have been my friends, my heroes and a constant source of hope. Your work – the daily struggles and the victories – is what builds a more just and equal world for future generations. My final remarks at #HRC61, as I prepare to conclude my mandate 👇

📍KYRGYZSTAN ✊ This week, woman human rights defender and journalist Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, director of Temirov Live and Ayt Ayt Dese—media initiatives that investigate corruption and raise awareness of human rights issues in Kyrgyzstan—was released from prison. 🔗 Read more: zurl.co/zWo7q

📍MEXICO 🚨“Tell Rolando to hand over the land because we are going to take it; if he doesn’t, we will come for him.” ✊Front Line Defenders calls on authorities in Mexico to protect environmental human rights defender Rolando Silva Andrade and the Agua Fría Community. 🔗Read more: zurl.co/ICdEY

🚨We stand in solidarity with WHRD Pia Perricci who faces a €150,000 defamation lawsuit over her criticism of water tariffs and asbestos risks, the first hearing of which is tomorrow. FLD calls on Italy to dismiss this SLAPP case which is targeting Pia for her human rights work. 🔗 zurl.co/mtwc2

📍Iran FLD welcomes the temporary release of HRD Sharifeh Mohmmadi and other HRDs ahead of Nowrouz, the new year celebrated by Iranians and many others in the region. We further call upon Iranian authorities to release all other detained HRDs for exercising their work. 🔗 zurl.co/HjMh9

📍BELARUS 🚨Front Line Defenders welcomes the release of HRDs Nasta Loika, Marfa Rabkova & Valiantsin Stefanovich on 19 March 2026. The HRDs, however, have been deported to Lithuania as a condition of release. Read more here: 🔗 zurl.co/0isH5

📣 Front Line Defenders is recruiting a Finance Coordinator for Lighthouse - the Global Protection Fund. The role will support the financial management of the Lighthouse Fund. More information and how to apply ⬇️ 🔗zurl.co/pGyUa

📍Mexico 🚨Two years after the disappearance of environmental and Indigenous Nahua human rights defender and teacher, José Gabriel Pelayo, his family and community continue to wait for truth and justice. 🔗Read more: zurl.co/n8qFQ

📍 IRAN Ahead of Nowrouz, the Persian New Year, Front Line Defenders calls for an end to hostilities and reiterates its call for the release of human rights defenders unjustly detained in Iran. Read more: zurl.co/OtTEc

📍India - Joint Statement: Irfan has been detained since 20 March 2023 under the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on politically motivated and fabricated charges for his human rights work. We call for his immediate and unconditional release! Read more: zurl.co/rPlMb

🔊 We stand in solidarity with Norwegian migrant rights defender Tommy Olsen. No one should be criminalised for peacefully defending the rights of vulnerable migrants.

📍Kyrgyzstan 🚨Women human rights defenders Tolekan Ismailova and Bermet Borubaieva were arbitrarily detained and questioned by authorities in Kyrgyzstan last Friday. They were released on the same day, after being held for nearly six hours. 🔗Read more: www.frontlinedefenders.org/e...

📍CAMEROON 🚨HRD Maximilienne Ngo Mbe faces an eighth court hearing on 16 March 2026 in a case marked by repeated adjournments and charges including “rebellion”. FLD calls on authorities in Cameroon to drop all charges and end the judicial harassment. 🔗 Read more: zurl.co/2Lw3T

📍INDONESIA 🚨HRD Andrie Yunus, Deputy Coordinator of KontraS, suffered severe burns after premeditated acid attack in Central Jakarta on 12 March 2026, shortly after speaking about militarism and judicial review. FLD calls for an urgent investigation into this horrific incident. 🔗 zurl.co/g5rcm

📍Zimbabwe 🚨On 5 March 2026, civic leaders gathered near the historic ruins of Great Zimbabwe to launch the Civic Leadership Institute (CLI), a new space supporting civic leaders across Africa. FLD welcomes the launch of CLI and its mission to strengthen civic leadership across Africa.

📣 Front Line Defenders is recruiting a Finance Coordinator for Lighthouse - the Global Protection Fund. The role will support the financial management of the Lighthouse Fund. More information and how to apply can be found here ⬇️ zurl.co/P0MpR

📍Ecuador 🚨Due to growing concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Ecuador, international human rights organisations conducted an observation visit to the country last week, leading to several concerning key findings. 🔗 Read more: www.frontlinedefenders.org/e...

🚨 Front Line Defenders stands with all human rights defenders impacted by the ongoing conflict across the Middle East, working under extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances. Read our statement, link in bio.

🚨 Front Line Defenders stands with all human rights defenders impacted by the ongoing conflict across the Middle East, working under extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances. Read our statement here: zurl.co/lGmUG

📍KYRGYZSTAN 🚨Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court has ordered a retrial for WHRD and journalist Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, sentenced to 6 years in prison over alleged “calls for mass civil unrest”. FLD reiterates its call for her immediate release. 🔗zurl.co/vNZ3Y

On International Women's Day this year, we spotlight inspiring and brave WHRDs. From the Americas, we highlight Poulette Celene Hernández, a WHRD who supports survivors of gender-based violence and communities in Chiapas; facing attacks and criminalisation due to it. 🔗zurl.co/d0DZf #IWD26 #IWD

On International Women's Day this year, we spotlight inspiring and brave WHRDs. From the Africa region, we highlight Myrriam Hélèna Capo-Chichi, a WHRD in Benin who has worked for over two decades to combat gender-based violence and support survivors. 🔗 zurl.co/vYBrp #IWD26 #IWD

On International Women's Day this year, we spotlight inspiring and brave WHRD. From Asia, we highlight Imaan Zainab Mazari, a WHRD and lawyer in Pakistan currently facing judicial harassment and detention for speaking out against human rights violations. 🔗 zurl.co/9uRiM #IWD26 #IWD

On International Women's Day this year, we spotlight inspiring and brave WHRD. From the Middle East and North Africa, we highlight Sharifeh Mohammadi, who is currently imprisoned in Iran for her work defending women’s and labour rights. 🔗 zurl.co/EQngC #IWD26 #IWD

On International Women's Day this year, we spotlight inspiring and brave women human rights defenders. From the Europe and Central Asia region, we highlight Defne Güzel, who is being targeted for her work on LGBTIQ+ rights in Turkey. 🔗 zurl.co/epSt7 #IWD26 #IWD

📍 MIDDLE EAST Read full statement here: zurl.co/xzXGl

📍IRAQ 🚨On 2 March 2026, WHRD Yanar Mohammed was killed in an armed attack outside her home in Baghdad. FLD condemns the killing and calls for an immediate, impartial investigation and protection for OWFI members. 🔗 zurl.co/tDAb2

📍HONDURAS 🕊️"We have learned to fight with joy, with hope and with faith; We have learned to fight in diversity; we have learned to fight with music, with ceremonies and with spirituality..." -Berta Cáceres 📹 Watch the full interview from 2012: zurl.co/RWBWA