Sukhgerel Dugersuren is a Mongolian woman human rights defender who works closely with communities impacted by large scale development projects. She has a long history of exposing human rights abuses and environmental degradation linked to large scale mining, energy and infrastructure projects... On 2 August 2022, ... Sukhgerel Dugersuren was informed by the General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia (GIA) that she is being investigated for committing crimes under the Criminal Code Article 19.4 “Illegal cooperation with foreign intelligence agency, agent”... and [has been] targetted by a smear campaign on social media. There is serious concern for her safety and the risk of imminent arrest... On 3 August 2022, during a government briefing, the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs of Mongolia... stated that the construction of the power plant had been suspended for two years. On 3 June 2022, an article written by Sukhgerel Dugersuren [raised concerns about the project]... Front Line Defenders condemns the attempt to criminalise Sukhgerel Dugersuren and other human rights defenders in Mongolia...