Further information on UA: 347/09 Index: MDE 13/086/2010 Issue Date: 23 August 2010

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Journalist and human rights defender Shiva Nazar Ahari appears to have been charged with moharebeh (enmity with God), which can carry the death penalty. Her next hearing is scheduled for 4 September 2010. She is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and association. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 114/10 Index: MDE 23/009/2010 Issue Date: 17 August 2010

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UA: 174/10 Index: AMR 25/012/2010 Issue Date: 11 August 2010

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The mother of a Cuban prisoner of conscience who died after hunger striking has been repeatedly harassed and intimidated in an attempt to stop her from organizing marches to commemorate her son's death. The next march is planned for 15 August. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 107/10 Index: MDE 13/067/2010 Issue Date: 24 June 2010

Filmmaker Mohammad Ali Shirzadi was released on bail from Evin Prison in Tehran on 19 June. He is due to face trial in the next few weeks on charges relating to an interview he filmed between a human rights defender and a senior dissident cleric. If convicted and imprisoned, Amnesty International would consider him to be a prisoner of conscience. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 21/10 Index: MDE 13/034/2010

Music journalist Behrang Tonekaboni, his mother Lily Farhadpour and his colleague Kayvan Farzin have been released on bail. They had been detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, since January. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 25/10 Index: MDE 13/014/2010 Issue Date: 02 February 2010

Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Khalaji was released on bail on 1 February, after nearly three weeks in Evin prison in Iran's capital, Tehran. Although not formally charged, he could face criminal charges and trial in the future. Before his arrest, he had criticized the use of violence against peaceful protestors. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 348/09 Index: ASA 41/013/2009 Issue Date: 23 December 2009

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A mob with official backing is attempting to evict nearly 200 Buddhist monks and nuns from a monastery in central Viet Nam. The group have been sheltering there since they were evicted from another monastery in September, by a similar mob. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 155/09 Index: ASA 41/012/2009 Issue Date: 22 December 2009

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Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh has been charged with attempting to overthrow the state. For this, he could face the death penalty. Two others are facing the same charge. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 341/09 Index: MDE 13/131/2009 Issue Date: 18 December 2009

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Student leader Majid Tavakkoli was arrested on 7 December after a demonstration. His whereabouts are unknown and he is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Amnesty International considers that he is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression, association and assembly. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 328/09 Index: MDE 23/036/2009 Issue Date: 08 December 2009.

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A Lebanese national has been sentenced to death for "sorcery" by a court in Saudi Arabia, and could be executed at any time if his sentence is upheld by the Supreme Court. Another man has been sentenced to death for "apostasy" on grounds relating to "sorcery." [ Lire la suite » ]