Oman: Further information on: Fear of torture/prisoners of conscience

Oman: Further information on: Fear of torture/prisoners of conscience

Index Number: MDE 20/003/2005
Date Published: 9 May 2005
Categories: Oman, Middle East And North Africa, Middle East And North Africa

Three of the named men were sentenced to prison terms, along with 27 other men, on 2 May. Amnesty International believes that many may be prisoners of conscience, held solely for the peaceful expression of their conscientiously held beliefs.