Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply THA 7/2013 10/12/2013 Thailand UA Freedom of expression; Alleged physical attack on a freelance journalist who was covering an antigovernment rally. According to the information received, on 25 November 2013, Mr. Nick Nostitz, a German national and photojournalist based in Bangkok, was attacked by protestors, incited by the main speaker of the rally. Mr. Nostitz had previously reported on the political situation in Thailand, including through photographs he had taken of demonstrations and violent clashes. He had also testified in two cases as a prosecution’s witness in which the court ruled against the Army. It is reported that due to his journalistic work and testimony in court, he has been labelled “biased”, which became the basis for the alleged incitement against him on the day of the incident. He reportedly fears for his safety which severely hinders him from reporting on political rallies in Thailand. UKR 4/2013 10/12/2013 Ukraine JUA Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; 16/01/2014 Alleged use of excessive force against peaceful protestors, including 53 journalists, and disappearance of 15 individuals. According to the information received, starting 29 November 2013 to date, major protests have been taking place in central Kiev against the Government’s decision not to sign a partnership agreement with the European Union which was announced on 21 November 2013. After this announcement, a major protest begun and it is reported that on 1 December 2013, an estimated 300,000 pro-EU protesters gathered at the capital’s Independence Square (Maidan Square). Allegedly police forces tried to disperse the gathering in a violent manner, including by using stones and grenades, thereby injuring at least 53 protestors, including journalists, activists and students. It is reported that 15 individuals, most of whom youth activists and students, remain missing after the police crackdown, including Ms. Hryhoryan Inna and Messrs’ Brovko Oleh, Vokatiuk Volodymyr, Humeniuk Denys, Okhrymovych Volodymyr, Rosputnyi Vyacheslav, and Shynkaruk Anatoliy A/HRC/26/21 17