Youth activists Emin Abdullayev and AdnanHajizade have been sentenced to 30 and 24 months' imprisonmentrespectively on charges of 'hooliganism' and 'inflicting ...
On 6 November, male environmentalist Andrei Zatoka was released after he paid a fine of 1000 Manat (about US$350). Eight days earlier, on 29 October, he had been ...
Musician and activist Igor Koktysh has been detained for over two years for the peaceful expression of his beliefs. If forcibly returned to Belarus, he could face ...
Igor Koktysh, a 29-year-old male social activist, supporter of the opposition and musician in Belarus, could be forcibly returned at any time from Ukraine, where ...
Haytham al-Maleh, a 78-year-old male prisoner of conscience, was charged by a military judge on 3 November with "conveying false news" about the human rights situation ...
Amnesty International has called for the release of a human rightsactivist who went on trial this week for making a video about pollutionin Tunisia and posting ...
Maziar Bahari and Mohammad Ghouchani were released on bail on 17 and 29 October respectively. At least three other journalists are still detained in Evin prison ...
Dr Mohammad Maleki has been held incommunicado since his arrest in August. Amnesty International has expressed grave concern for his health as he is suffering from ...