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Oman: Arrest and incommunicado detention of human rights defender and blogger Mr Muawiya Al Rawahiposted on: 2012/02/09

On 4 February 2012 human rights defender Mr Muawiya Al Rawahi was arrested in Muscat following the publication of an on-line article in which he criticised the Government.

Syria: Arrest and incommunicado detention of human rights defender and lawyer Mr Abdulla Al Khalilposted on: 2012/02/08

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.

Cuba: Violent arbitrary arrest of three human rights defenders and incommunicado detention of Ms Ivonne Malleza Galanoposted on: 2011/12/08

On 30 November 2011, human rights defenders Ms Ivonne Malleza Galano and Ms Blanca Hernández were violently arrested for initiating a peaceful protest in Fraternity Park in Havana.

Iran: Arrest and incommunicado detention of human rights defenders Abdolfattah Soltani, Fereshteh Shirazi and Faranak Faridposted on: 2011/09/22

Front Line is concerned regarding the arrest and incommunicado detention of human rights defenders Mr Abdolfattah Soltani, Ms Fereshteh Shirazi, and Ms Faranak Farid on the 10, 4, and 3 September 2011 respectively.

Syria: Arrest and incommunicado detention of human rights defenders Joan Sulayman Ayu and Ridwan Uthman Sido, raid at the home of human rights defender Rafeef Mustafaposted on: 2011/09/08

Two prominent Kurdish human rights defenders, Messrs Joan Sulayman Ayu and Ridwan Uthman Sido, have been arrested and are currently being held incommunicado by the Syrian Security Forces, and the family home of human rights defenders, Mr Rafeef Mustafa and his sons Nuwar and Roudi Mustafa has been raided.

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Ridwan Uthman Sido is a human rights lawyer and member of the board of trustees of the Kurdish Human Rights Committee in Syria, as well as a member of the Hasaka branch of the Syrian Bar Association. Joan Sulayman Ayu is a member of the Committee for the Defence of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria. Rafeef Mustafa is a human rights lawyer and member of the Aleppo branch of the Syrian Bar Association, he is also coordinator of the Syrian anti-death penalty campaign.

Iran: Arrest and incommunicado detention of human rights defender Kouhyar Goudarzi and arrest and detention of his mother posted on: 2011/08/17

Human rights defender Mr Kouhyar Goudarzi was arrested in Tehran on 31 July 2011, and his mother Ms Parvin Mokhtareh was arrested the following day in the city of Kerman. To date, Kouhyar Goudarzi's fate and whereabouts remain unknown, while Parvin Mokhtareh is reportedly being detained at Kerman General Prison. Kouhyar Goudarzi is a journalist and member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR). In 2010, Kouhyar Goudarzi was awarded the John Auchobon award for Press Freedom presented by the Washington National Press Club. Kouhyar Goudarzi's mother received the award on his behalf because he was in prison at the time.

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On 31 July 2011, Kouhyar Goudarzi was reportedly arrested by agents of Iranian Ministry of Intelligence at his home on Jamalzadeh street, Tehran. To date, no State security bodies has admitted responsibility for his arrest. It is not clear why he was arrested, or whether charges have been brought against him. It is reported that following his arrest, the authorities conducted a search of Kouhyar Goudarzi's home and confiscated some books and other personal belongings.

Iran: Human rights defender Ms Mahnaz Mohammadi arrested and held in incommunicado detentionposted on: 2011/07/06

Human rights defender and filmmaker, Ms Mahnaz Mohammadi was arrested at her home in Tehran, on 26 June 2011, by agents believed to from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Ms Mohammadi, who is currently being held at Evin Prison, Tehran, has been denied access to her family and a lawyer since her arrest. Ms Mohammadi is a prominent human rights defender and filmmaker who uses film as a tool to advocate for greater respect for women's rights in Iran.

China: UPDATE - Human rights defender Li Xiongbing released after two days' incommunicado detentionposted on: 2011/05/10

Further to the Front Line Urgent Appeal of 4 May 2011, human rights defender and lawyer Mr Li Xiongbing returned to his home in Beijing on 6 May, having disappeared two days earlier.

Bahrain - Fear of torture of human rights defender Mr Abdulhadi Alkhawaja while in incommunicado detentionposted on: 2011/04/12

On 9 April 2011, human rights defender Mr Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was arrested and beaten unconscious by police in Al-Manama, Bahrain. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is a former Protection Co-ordinator for Front Line and former President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR). His current whereabouts, along with that of two of his sons-in-law, remains unknown and he is believed to be at high risk of torture.

Bahrain: Fear of torture of human rights defender Mr Abdulhadi Alkhawaja while in incommunicado detentionposted on: 2011/04/11

On 9 April 2011, human rights defender Mr Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was arrested and beaten unconscious by police in Al-Manama, Bahrain. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is a former Protection Co-ordinator for Front Line and former President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR). His current whereabouts, along with that of two of his sons-in-law, remains unknown and he is believed to be at high risk of torture.