Two Chinese activists are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment and unfair trial. They were recognized as refugees by the UN’s Refugee Agency, but were forcibly returned to China from Thailand in violation of international law. One had been held in incommunicado detention for more than six months and the other’s whereabouts remain unknown.

Crimean Tatar activist Ervin Ibragimov went missing on 24 May. Footage from a CCTV camera shows a group of
men forcing him into a van and driving away. He has not been heard from since, and there are serious concerns for his safety.

The Apika’y Indigenous People, one of the most vulnerable of the Guarani Kaiowá communities of Mato Grosso do Sul state, are once again facing forced eviction. The judge who issued the eviction order only notified the community five days in advance, and the authorities have not adequately consulted with the community or provided them with resettlement alternatives.

Sikhosiphi Rhadebe, land rights activist and chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), was shot dead in March. Before his death he learnt that his name was on a ‘hit list’ and so were those of two other leaders of the ACC. There are concerns over how the investigation is being handled and for the safety of the two ACC leaders.

Benedito Sabão was arbitrarily arrested, detained and shot by suspected secret service police, allegedly for supporting RENAMO, the main opposition party in Mozambique. While he survived the attempt, he is still subject to threats.

Bahraini lawyer, Taimoor Karimi, was stripped of his nationality in 2012 and has been effectively rendered stateless.

Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the political party Jamaat-e-Islami, was executed on 10 May in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The whereabouts of two missing activists, Tang Zhishun and Xing Qingxian, are finally known after their family members revealed arrest notices dated 4 May.

Omani writer, journalist and human rights activist Sulaiman al-Ma’mari was released without charge on 19 May, following 22 days detained in solitary confinement.