In the Middle East and North Africa region, human rights defenders are all too often vilified, persecuted and even criminalized for their peaceful activities. This ...
Kurdish political activists Sa’dun Sheikhu and Mohammad Sai’d ‘Omar are now being detained at ‘Adra prison in the capital, Damascus, where they are awaiting trial ...
Mustafa Jum’ah, Kurdish political activist and prisoner of conscience, is now being detained at ‘Adra prison in the capital, Damascus. He had been kept in incommunicado ...
Kurdish political activist Hassam Hussein ‘Ali has been held in incommunicado detention since his arrest by Military Intelligence agents on 3 December 2008. He ...
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Kurdish political activist Mustafa Jum’ah has been held in incommunicado detention since his arrest by Military Intelligence officers on 10 January. He is believed ...
The 10 men named in this Urgent Action were arrested by Military Intelligence agents in August 2008. One of them, Mohammed Amin al-Shawa, died in custody in January ...
Kurdish political activists Sa’dun Sheikhu and Mohammad Sai’d ‘Omar were arrested on 25 October 2008 and have since been held incommunicado. They are in serious ...
Nabil Khlioui has been held incommunicado at an unknown location since 13 August. The authorities have not disclosed where he is held, why he was arrested or whether ...
