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Syria: Travel bans imposed against human rights defenders

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that travel bans have been imposed against human rights defenders Radif Mostafa, Mohanad Al Hosainey, Rasim Al Atasy, Mahmoud Maree, Ahmed Manjonah and Seren Khoury. Radif Mostafa is a lawyer and the chairperson of the Kurdish Committee for Human Rights. Mohanad Al Hosainey is a lawyer and the head of the Syrian Organisation for Human Rights (Sawasiah). Rasim Al Atasy is an engineer and the head of the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in Syria. Mahmoud Maree and Ahmed Manjonah are both lawyers with the Arabic Human Rights Organisation in Syria. Seren Khoury is an independent lawyer.  Read More

Yemen: Charges and travel ban against human rights defender and journalist Abdul-Karim al-Khaiwani

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender and journalist Abdul-Karim al-Khaiwani is facing charges of having terrorism ties and that his trial due to take place on 21 May has been postponed. Abdul-Karim al-Khaiwani is former Editor-in-Chief of the pro-democracy online newspaper Al-Shoura, and a campaigner for the right to freedom of expression in Yemen. He has been nominated for the 2008 Amnesty International UK's special award for human rights journalist under threat but might not be able to attend the Award Ceremony on 8 July 2008 due to a travel ban imposed upon him by the Yemeni authorities.  Read More

Saudi Arabia: Travel ban on human rights defender Abdul Rahman Al Lahem

Front Line is concerned about the travel ban that has been imposed against Abdul Rahman Al Lahem since 2004. Abdul Rahman Al Lahem is a human rights lawyer who has worked in particular to defend the rights of women. He was recently awarded the International Human Rights Lawyer Award from the American Bar Association but was unable to collect the award in person because of the travel ban against him and the confiscation of his passport.  Read More

Iran: Travel ban on human rights defender and womens rights activist Parvin Ardalan

Front Line is deeply concerned following the travel ban that has been imposed on human rights defender Parvin Ardalan. Parvin Ardalan is a women's rights defender and one of the founding members of the One Million Signatures Campaign.  Read More

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