UA: 23/12 Index: MDE 15/002/2012 Issue Date: 25 January 2012

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The Speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Aziz Dweik, has been placed under administrative detention following his arrest on 19 January. This allows the Israeli authorities to detain him indefinitely without charge or trial. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 1/12 Index: AFR 54/002/2012 Issue Date: 17 January 2012

Political activist Mohamed Hassan Alim was released without charge on 16 January 2012 after being held incommunicado for 22 days. He was not told why he had been arrested, but believes it was for publicly criticizing a prominent government official. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 210/11 Index: ASA 28/005/2011 Issue Date: 12 July 2011

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Six activists are still detained, and more than 40 others are now facing prosecution. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 36/11 Index: MDE 13/065/2011 Issue Date: 8 July 2011

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Hundreds of people arrested in advance of protests in Iran on 14 February have now been released, including activist Taghi (or Taqi) Rahmani, However at least some are believed to still be held, including Akbar Amini, who protested from the top of a crane. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 139/11 Index: MDE 11/037/2011 Issue Date: 8 July 2011

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The appeal case of 21 prominent opposition figures convicted on 22 June in Bahrain has been postponed until 11 September, when it will be heard before an ordinary criminal court, rather than a military court. [ Lire la suite » ]

FU UA: 66/10 Index: MDE 13/039/2011

Heshmatollah Tabarzadi (known as Heshmat), a journalist and leader of a banned political party in Iran, has been unsuccessful in his appeal to overturn his nine year prison sentence. He is a prisoner of conscience held solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression who should be released immediately and unconditionally. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 95/11 Index: MDE 13/035/2011

A Kurdish man, Sherko Moarefi, is scheduled to be executed on 1 May, in the western Iranian province of Kordestan. He was convicted of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) for his purported membership of a proscribed Kurdish opposition group. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 60/11 Index: MDE 24/009/2011

A Syrian female political prisoner, Tuhama Mahmoud Ma’rouf, currently serving a six-year prison term for her membership of the unauthorized Party for Communist Action, has been on hunger strike since 18 February. Amnesty International believes that she is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression and association. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 59/11 Index: ASA 33/001/2011 Issue Date: 04 March 2011

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Muzaffar Bhutto, a senior member of a Sindhi nationalist political party in Pakistan, has been abducted for a second time allegedly by plain-clothed intelligence agents and police on 25 February. His wife is concerned for his life, as he is suffering from serious health problems. Amnesty International fears he might be tortured or ill-treated whilst in detention. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 36/11 Index: MDE 13/020/2011

Hundreds of people, including journalists and political activists, were arrested in Iran in advance of a demonstration called by opposition leaders and held on 14 February. The arrests appear to have been intended to prevent them participating. Their whereabouts are unknown. [ Lire la suite » ]