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Belarus – Expulsion of Russian human rights defender Mr Andrey Yurov, who is denied entry until 2013posted on: 2011/03/17

On 16 March 2011, Mr Andrey Yurov, Russian human rights defender, Head of the International Observation Mission and member of the Supervisory Board of the Committee on International Control over the Situation with Human Rights in Belarus, was arrested. Released today, 17 March, he was subsequently urged to leave the territory of the Republic of Belarus under 24 hours, with denial of entry until 2013.

Morocco: Sentencing of human rights defender Ennaama Asfari and expulsion from Morocco of 4 international observers of his trialposted on: 2008/05/02

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the sentencing of human rights defender Ennaama Asfari to two months' imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 Dirhams on 28 April 2008. Ennaama Asfari is co-president of the Comité pour le respect des libertés et des droits humains au Sahara occidental - CORELSO (Committee for the respect of liberties and human rights in the Western Sahara). Front Line is also concerned in relation to the expulsion from Morocco of four international observers who were present at the trial of Ennaama Asfari on 21 April 2008.