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
On 3 February 2012 human rights defender and lawyer Mr Abdulla Al Khalil was arrested in Al Riqqa and is currently being held in incommunicado detention.
On 24 January 2012, human rights defender and student activist Mr Ben Chiza Mkandawire was arrested in Lilongwe. He was questioned by police before being released on police bail the same day.
Over the past week bloggers and journalists Ms Parastou Dokouhaki and Ms Marzieh Rasouli were arrested by Iranian security forces in their homes in Tehran and are currently in detention.
On 13 January 2012, prominent human rights defender Mr Temogen Tulawie was arrested at his house in Davao City. He appeared before the Regional Trial Court of Davao City on 16 January 2012 under the accusation of being involved in a bombing incident in the municipality of Patikul, Sulu on 13 May 2009.
Four members of the Initiative of the resurgence of the abolitionist movement in Mauritania were arrested, handcuffed and taken into custody on 12 January 2012.
Human rights defender Ms Roza Tuletaeva, one of the leaders of the workers' strike committee of the oil company 'Ozenmunaigaz', was arrested on 3 January 2012 at her home in Zhanaozen, Western Kazakhstan.
On 6 January 2012, at 10am, human rights defender Mr Hasna Al Wali was arrested in the city of Dakhla by uniformed and plain clothes officers from the Moroccan Judiciary Police.
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