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Sudan: Arrest and detention of thirteen human rights defendersposted on: 2007/06/26

Front Line is deeply concerned by a surge in arrests and detention of human rights defenders by security forces in Sudan. Between 13 and 20 June 2007 thirteen human rights defenders and a driver were arrested

Morocco: Violent repression during solidarity demonstrationposted on: 2007/06/26

On 15 June 2007, police violently attacked protesters participating in a demonstration in Rabat in solidarity with detained members of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH-Association Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme) arrested for participation in peaceful demonstrations on 01 May 2007

Syria: Harsh sentencing of seven human rights defendersposted on: 2007/06/22

A Syrian Supreme court sentenced seven human rights defenders to between five and seven years' imprisonment on 17 June 2007 for allegedly taking part in a pro-democracy discussion group and publishing articles on the internet which criticized the lack of democracy and freedom in Syria.

India: Prominent human rights defender arrestedposted on: 2007/06/20

Gopen Chandra Sharma a District Human Rights Monitor (DHRM) with the “National Project on Preventing Torture in India: From Public Awareness to State Accountability”, was arrested in West Bengal on 12 June 2007.

Nepal: Ongoing attacks and threats against two women human rights defendersposted on: 2007/06/20

Rita Mahato and Dev Kumari Mahara, staff members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Siraha district, Nepal received threats of rape and murder on 14 June 2007. These threats are the latest in a series of threats against the two human rights defenders.

Tunisia: National Council of Liberties shut down by policeposted on: 2007/06/18

Since the 18 May 2007 the building housing the offices of the National Council for Liberties in Tunisia (CNLT), has been surrounded by a large contingent of political police who are preventing the staff of the CNLT from getting into their offices. The CNLT has effectively been shut down following a joint Human Rights First and Front Line mission to Tunisia from 20-24 May 2007 to assess the human rights situation there.

Released: Uzbek human rights defender Gulbahor Turayeva freed from prisonposted on: 2007/06/14

Front Line welcomes the release of Uzbek human rights defender Gulbahor Turayev. On 12 June 2007, the Andijan Regional Court of Appeal ruled to reduce Gulbahor Turayeva's sentence of six years' imprisonment to a three-year suspended sentence.

Continuing harassment of human rights defenders in Zimbabweposted on: 2007/06/12

Women of Zimbabwe Arise suffer further violence as part of ongoing pattern of harassment. Charges have been brought against the seven members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), including Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, who had been arrested on 6 June 2007 in Bulawayo. They were all subject to ill-treatment while in detention. Take action on behalf women human rights defenders in Zimbabwe

Front Line mourns the death of Iraqi journalist Sahar Al-Haidariposted on: 2007/06/08

Front Line is greatly saddened to learn about the murder of the Iraqi journalist, Sahar Al-Haidari in her home town of Mosul on 7 June 2007. She was the mother of three children and worked as a news reporter for Iraq Voices, a news agency based in Mosul, the National Iraq News Agency - Nina and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Sahar Al-Haidari is the third journalist to be killed in Iraq in the last two weeks. Read more on Article 19 website

Human rights defenders arrested in Zimbabweposted on: 2007/06/06

Front Line is extremely concerned to hear that both Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu are to be transferred to Harare today, Friday 8 June 2007 and that both women have been threatened with torture by members of the police. The two women have not been charged and have not been fingerprinted. They have been refused access to their lawyers. The five other detained members of WOZA were released today, Friday 8 June 2007.

Seven women human rights defenders including Jenni Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, Angeline Kururu and Rosemary Sizada of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were arrested on 6 June 2007 and detained in Bulawayo Central Police Station.

Front Line concern over death threats against Guatemalan human rights defendersposted on: 2007/06/05

Front Line is deeply concerned about death threats that have been made against members of the Fundación de Antropología Forense Guatemala (FAFG), Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation, as well as against their family members between 24 and 29 May 2007

East Asian Regional Forum Unites Activists for Solidarityposted on: 2007/06/05

Human rights defenders across East Asia gathered in Gwangju, South Korea on 15-18 May 2007 for the 1st East Asian Human Rights Defender Forum and Gwangju International Peace Forum. The forums brought together more than 150 activists - jointly organised by the May 18 Memorial Foundation.Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development

Sentencing of human rights defender Anwar al-Bunniposted on: 2007/06/05

The European Parliament passed a resolution on 24 May 2007 expressing deep concern at the restrictions imposed and the charges made against human rights defender, Anwar al-Bunni for exercising his democratic right to engage in peaceful activities and called on the Syrian Government to respect freedom of opinion and the right to a fair trial.

A human rights defender in Kosovo receives death threatsposted on: 2007/05/29

A man known as K.Z., the director of the Centre for Social Emancipation (QESH) a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organization in Kosovo received death threats on 24 May 2007 and a police request for protection has been rejected.

Western Saharan human rights defenders prison sentence extendedposted on: 2007/05/28

On 22 May 2007, a Court of Appeal in El Ayoune extended the sentences of leading human rights defenders Brahim Sabbar and Ahmed Sbai detained in El Ayoune Civil, ‘Black Prison’ since June 2006.