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Syria: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Bahrouz Yousif

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Bahrouz Yousif on 3 May 2008 by Airforce Intelligence in the Harista district of Damascus. No reason has been given for his arrest and his whereabouts are as yet unknown. He was under interrogation from 23 April 2008 until his arrest. Bahrouz Yousif works in the defence of human rights in Syria.  Read More

Belarus: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Vadim Borshchevskiy and Pavel Levinov; as well as raids on the apartment of human rights defenders Olga Karatch and Yelena Borshchevskaya and on the offices of the women's rights organisation Female Centre "Adliga".  Read More

Morocco: Arbitrary arrest of human rights defender Yahya Mohamed el Hafed Aaza

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arbitrary arrest of human rights defender Yahya Mohamed el Hafed Aaza who is a member of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) as well as a member of the constitutive assembly of the Collectif des Défenseurs Sahraouis des Droits de l´Homme (CODESA) (Collective of Saharawi Human Rights defenders).  Read More

Tunisia: Attack on human rights defender Abdul Raouf Ayadi

Front Line is concerned for the physical integrity of Abdul Raouf Ayadi, after he was attacked by members of the Tunisian security police on 1 November 2007. Members of the security police prevented Abdul Raouf Ayadi from visiting the lawyer Mohamed Ennouri, who is currently on hunger strike. They physically restrained and pushed Abdul Raouf Ayadi to the ground, they then proceeded to verbally insult him and said that he was a traitor as he was ‘sold to the United States’. They then announced to the crowd of onlookers that Abdul Raouf Ayadi was a thief.  Read More

Burma: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders and student leaders at peaceful protests

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.  Read More

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