On 5 October 2012, imprisoned Bahraini human rights defender Mr Nabeel Rajab went on a hunger, water and medicine strike in protest of denying him the opportunity to attend the 3-day ritual mourning gatherings for his deceased mother.
In the early morning of 2 October 2012, prominent Syrian human rights defender Mr Khalil Matouk was arrested on his way to work by security forces. His place of detention is currently unknown.
0n 7 October the Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Naoise Ó'Muirí launched the first ever Front Line Defenders Cycle For Protection. The Lord Mayor was joined by Front Line Defenders Founder & Executive Director Mary Lawlor and special guest speakers Olga Sadovskaya from the Russian Federation and Farai Maguwu from Zimbabwe. They were also accompanied by the team of 20 cyclists who will undertake the Front Line Defenders Cycle for Protection Challenge; cycling from Dublin to Kilkenny, Cork, Limerick, Galway & Athlone.
Front Line Defenders Staff Launch Cycle for Protection with Dublin City Lord Mayor Naoise Ó'Muirí
On 27 September 2012, trade union leader and human rights defender Mr Rong Chhun was questioned in Kandal Provincial Court because of accusations of incitement and defamation made against him.
On 30 September 2012 Shanghai-based human rights defender Ms Mao Hengfeng was detained while petitioning in Beijing. She was apprehended by non-uniformed men and forcibly sent back to Shanghai, where she is being held on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to disturb public order”.
The Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA), met in Geneva today and selected the Venerable LUON Sovath as the 2012 Martin Ennals Award winner.
The appeal of human rights defenders Mr Dau Van Duong, Mr Tran Huu Duc, and Mr Chu Manh Son took place in the People's Court of Nghe An on 26 September 2012.
On 2 October 2012, six medical professionals and human rights defenders were arrested after their homes were subjected to early morning raids in Bahrain.
On 30 September 2012, at approximately 10:00 am, human rights defender Mr Uktam Pardayev was beaten and arrested at a service station in the town of Djizak by several armed policemen.
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