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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT RISK

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Anna Politkovskaya
Russian Federation: Investigation Concluded into murder of Anna Politkovskaya - 5 to face trial.
2013/05/24

On 21 May 2013, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced that it had concluded its investigation into the murder of renowned journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovskaya. The case will now be...

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Sierra Leone: LGBTI rights defender Mr George Reginald Freeman attacked and subjected to threats
2013/05/24

On 22 May 2013, at approximately 11:30pm, human rights defender Mr George Reginald Freeman was driving to a guest house when he was intercepted by two unknown assailants on motorbikes. One of the men threw a stone through his car window which was...

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Voronezh Human Rights House
Russian Federation: Voronezh Human Rights House at Risk of Closure
2013/05/24

On 22 May 2013, the charitable foundation "International Project - Youth Human Rights Movement" (YHRM), whose office is located in Voronezh Human Rights House, received a letter from the Department of Property and Estate...

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Blogger Paulus Le Son was amongst those appealing their convictions
Vietnam: Update – Sentence against eight human rights defenders upheld in appeal
2013/05/24

On 23 May 2013 the appeal trials of Messrs Ho Duc Hoa, Thai Van Dung, Paulus Le Son, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Tran Minh Nhat, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Ho Van Oanh and Nguyen Van Duyet were heard in a court in the northern city of Vinh....

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Berik Zhagiparov
Kazakhstan: Decision to block website of 'Youth Newspaper' upheld by appeals court
2013/05/24

On 17 May 2013, the Karaganda Regional Court heard the appeal of Mr Berik Zhagiparov, editor of Youth Newspaper, regarding the blocking of the newspaper's website. The Court upheld the decision of the city court of Zhezkazgan, which...

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Ms. Lynne F. Stewart
USA: Joint letter calling for the release on compassionate grounds of former defense lawyer Ms Lynne Stewart
2013/05/23

The undersigned organisations have written jointly to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to ask for the release of former defense lawyer Ms Lynne F. Stewart on compassionate grounds. Lynne Stewart has stage 4 cancer that has metastasised...

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Zainab Al-Khawaja
Bahrain: Update – Sentencing of human rights defenders Zainab Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel
2013/05/23

On 22 May 2010, Bahraini courts sentenced, in separate proceedings, human rights defenders Ms  Zainab Al-Khawaja and Mr Naji Fateel.

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Abdullah Al-Hadidi
UAE : Update – Sentencing of Mr Abdullah Al-Hadidi upheld by appeals court
2013/05/23

On 22 May 2013, the Abu Dhabi court of appeal upheld the sentence imposed on blogger and human rights defender Mr Abdullah Al-Hadidi. The human rights defender was sentenced to a ten-month jail term on 8 April 2013...

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Alfamir Castillo
Colombia: Renewed death threats against human rights defenders Ms Alfamir Castillo and Messrs Jorge Eliécer Molano and Germán Romero Sánchez
2013/05/23

Human rights defenders Ms Alfamir Castillo, Mr Jorge Eliécer Molano and Mr Germán Romero Sánchez were subjected to...

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Turkey: Update – Charges against VAKAD and other civil society organisations in Van dropped
2013/05/23

On 17 May 2013, charges were dropped in the case against the human rights organisation Van Women's Association (VAKAD) and nine other civil society organisations. Court proceedings for the closure of the ten groups were brought by the prosecutor on...

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