On 10 February 2012, at approximately 6 pm, 16 human rights defenders were released from Oyster Bay Police Station in Dar es Salaam charged with unlawful assembly.
On 9 February 2012, the offices of human rights organisation Espacio Latinoamericano de sexualidades y derechos - Mulabi (Latin American Space of sexualities and rights) in Guadalupe in San José, was broken into and valuable items were stolen.
Front Line Defenders expresses grave concern at the information it has received that human rights defender Mr Hamza Kashgari was deported from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia yesterday where he risks being sentenced to death on charges of “ apostasy”.
Open Letter written by Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja to Danish Foreign Minister on the eve of his hunger strike in which he demanded his freedom and that of the other detainees.
On 10 February 2012 Hangzhou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced human rights defender Mr Zhu Yufu to seven years in prison and a further three years deprivation of political rights for 'inciting subversion of state power'.
On 3 February 2012, the district police inspector carried out an inspection at the home of human rights defender Mrs Stefania Kulaeva, head of the Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' (ADC 'Memorial'), following a complaint that a brothel was operating at her address, lodged by the murderer of human rights defender Mr Nikolai Girenko.
On 2 February 2012, human rights defender Ms Javiera Villareal was attacked and beaten in Santiago by three unidentified assailants after she had distributed condoms as part of a health protection programme.
On 2 February 2012, United Arab Emirates human rights defender Mr Ahmed Mansoor was stopped at Kuwait city airport and denied entry into the country. Mr Ahmed Mansoor is a blogger who has been active in demanding political reform in the UAE.
On 9 February 2012, sixteen human rights defenders were arrested in Dar es Salaam. Their arrest followed their participation in a peaceful protest against the Government’s failure to resolve the ongoing health crisis in the country.
Human rights defender Mr Faustin Ndikumana was arrested on 7 February 2012 after he made public declarations on the issue of corruption in the judiciary
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