Saudi Arabia: Update - Court proceedings initiated challenging the detention...
Front Line is following with concern and hope the court proceedings in a lawsuit filed against the Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia regarding the arbitrary detention of Judge Suliman Ibrahim...
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On Saturday, 28 August 2010, the Grievances (Administrative) Court in Riyadh is expected to announce a verdict in the case of “Judge Al-Reshoudi Vs. the Ministry of Interior”, a lawsuit filed against...
View ArticleBahrain : Trial of friend and ex-colleague Abdulhadi AlKhawaja
Today I attended Abdulhadi Al Khawaja's trial. Seeing our friend and ex-colleague in the dock, in prison uniform, was such an aberration of everything he stands for : - the deep and peaceful personal...
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Bahrain: Front Line's Andrew Anderson highlights the denial of justice in the...
Bahrain's rulers condemn themselves by sentencing my friend to life in prisonAbdulhadi Al Khawaja is a dear friend and former colleague who worked with us at Front Line up until February this year...
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Bahrain: Fact Sheet Issued by Public Prosecutor in Case Against Medics
On 23 October 2011, the appeal in the case against the Bahraini medics opened at the Court of Cassation. Just before the hearing began, the Public Prosecutor distributed the attached Fact Sheet to...
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Bahrain: Response by Lawyers for Bahraini Medics to the Fact Sheet Issued by...
Response by the lawyers for the Bahraini medics, attached below (in English and Arabic), to the Fact Sheet distributed by the Public Prosecutor.lawyers statement.png
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Front Line Defenders Statement on Trial of Ales Bialiatski
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETrial of Belarus Human Rights Defender Ales Bialiatski Opens Today. Front Line Defenders Deputy Director Unable to Enter Country to Visit Other HRDs./>/>Free Ales...
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Oman: Court of appeal orders suspension of sentences against human rights...
Further to the Front Line Defenders appeal dated 28 July 2011, Front Line Defenders has received the following information concerning Mr Yousif Al-Haj:yousif_al_haj-1.jpgread more
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Cameroon: Update - Seven human rights defenders give evidence in court
On 16 January 2012, human rights defenders and trade unionists Jean-Marc Bikoko, Maurice Angelo Phouet Foe, Tobie Mbassi Ondoa, Joseph Ze, Eric Nla'a, Nkili Effoua and Claude Charles Felein appeared...
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Syria: Human rights defender Mr Abdulla Al Khalil summoned to court on...
map_of_syria.jpgHuman rights defender and lawyer Abdulla Al Khalil has been summoned to appear before the criminal court in Al Riqqa on 6 February 2012 to face criminal charges.Take Action non-active...
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Brazil: Three people on trial for killing of human rights defenders José...
Three individuals have gone on trial in Marabá, Brazil, for the killing of human rights defenders and environmentalists José Claudio Ribeiros da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo in...
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Gabon : Update - Conviction of prominent human rights defender Mr Marc Ona...
On 29 March 2013, a court in Libreville convicted human rights defender and prominent environmental rights defender Mr Marc Ona Essangui of defamation and sentenced him to a six-month suspended prison...
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China: Human rights lawyer Mr Wang Quanzhang detained following hearing
wangquanzhang.jpgOn 3 April 2013 human rights defender Mr Wang Quanzhang was detained after a hearing at Jingjiang City People's Court in Jiangsu province. He was subsequently placed in judicial...
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Palestine: Update - Court case of human rights defender Hasan Karajah postponed
On 9 April 2013, the Ofer Military Court postponed the trial of human rights defender Mr Hasan Karajah in order to review the case files and determine the main charges. Hasan Karajah has been in...
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Zambia: Arbitrary detention of human rights defender and LGBTI activist, Mr...
paul-kasonkomona.jpgOn 10 April 2013 human rights defender and LGBTI activist, Mr Paul Kasonkomona was due to appear in court to challenge his arbitrary detention, three days after being arrested in...
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Kuwait: Arrest of human rights defender Mr Abdullah Fairouz for insulting the...
abdullahfairouz_.jpgOn 9 April 2013, the Criminal Investigation Department in Kuwait detained human rights defender Mr Abdullah Fairouz on charges of insulting the judiciary using social media. The...
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Azerbaijan: Trial continues on case of human rights defender Mr Hilal Mamedov
mr_hilal_mamedov_june_25.jpgOn 10 April 2013, a new hearing on the case of human rights defender Mr Hilal Mamedov took place in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes. The hearing is part of the ongoing...
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Mexico: Man sentenced to 38 years in prison for the killing of human rights...
On 10 April 2013 the Third Court of First Instance of the Judicial District of Xalapa sentenced Jorge Antonio Hernandez Silva, “El Silva”, to 38 years and two months in prison, for the homicide and...
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Zambia: Update – Release of LGBTI rights defender Paul Kasonkomona
SUCCESS (green highlight): SUCCESS! LGBTI rights defender Paul Kasonkomona was granted bail on 11 April 2013, four days after he was arrested for speaking about LGBTI rights on Muvi TV in Zambia. Paul...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Update - Court proceedings initiated challenging the detention...
Front Line is following with concern and hope the court proceedings in a lawsuit filed against the Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia regarding the arbitrary detention of Judge Suliman Ibrahim...
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