students

Burma: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders and student leaders at peaceful protestsposted on: 2007/08/29

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders and student leaders Paw U Tun, Ko Ko Gyi, Pyone Cho, Min Ze Ya and Htay Kywe on 21 and 22 August 2007 following peaceful demonstrations.

Iran– Arrest and incommunicado detention of student human rights defendersposted on: 2007/08/01

Front Line is deeply concerned about the arrest of 21 student human rights defenders in Iran. On 9 July 2007 a group of student leaders and human rights defenders were arrested during a peaceful student demonstration in Tehran. Since then more arrests have followed.