Prisoners Of Conscience
Demand grows for release of Iranian-American journalist - 21 April 2009
Iran has been urged to release the Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who was sentenced to eight years in jail after being convicted as a spy.Zimbabwe independence celebrations overshadowed by human rights abuses - 17 April 2009
The inclusive government is failing to tackle the problems of continued imprisonment of political prisoners, enforced disappearances and tight restrictions on media.Azerbaijan journalist pardoned after almost three years in prison - 16 April 2009
Sakit Zahidov was considered a prisoner of conscience. It is thought that he was imprisoned to silence his critical reporting of the authorities.China's new human rights plan emphasizes economic rights at expense of civil liberties - 14 April 2009
The Chinese authorities have released a National Human Rights Action Plan that, in some areas, includes concrete targets for 2010.UN experts condemn detention of Egyptian blogger - 23 March 2009
Experts of the Human Rights Council have concluded that the Egyptian authorities have detained blogger Karim Amer arbitrarily for his online criticisms and for exercShi'a men and teenagers held incommunicado by Saudi Arabian authorities - 23 March 2009
At least 10 people were arrested this month after demonstrations against the arrest by security forces of Shi’a visitors to the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad inStudents in Iran face repression and arrest - 18 March 2009
Students are being detained for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly, in what may be an attempt to stifle debate and dissent b
Syrian activist jailed for three years - 17 March 2009
Syrian writer Habib Saleh has been sentenced to three years in prison for criticizing the country's government in a series of articles published on the internet.