Further information on UA: 24/12 Index: MDE 11/006/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012

A Canadian imprisoned in Bahrain for taking part in protests was released on bail on 6 February 2012. His charges have not been dropped and he has a hearing on 16 February. Amnesty International calls for all the charges against him to be dropped. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 24/12 Index: MDE 11/005/2012 Issue Date: 1 February 2012

Canadian national Naser Bader al-Raas has been imprisoned in Bahrain for taking part in protests in March 2011. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 24/12 Index: MDE 11/003/2012 Issue Date: 24 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 6 MARCH 2012. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

A Canadian national in Bahrain had his five-year prison sentence upheld on appeal on 24 January 2012. He was arrested after taking part in protests in March 2011. Amnesty International calls for the charges against him to be dropped. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 368/11 Index: ASA 29/001/2012 Issue Date: 13 January 2012

A Maldivian activist who was attacked and detained on 10 December 2011 for organising a peaceful protest calling for religious tolerance was released on 6 January. His attackers remain at large.
Ismail "Khilath" Rasheed was assaulted by about 10 men opposing a peaceful demonstration he had organized in the capital, Malé, on 10 December. He sustained a skull fracture after being hit with stones, but was then arrested by police a few days later. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 8/12 Index: ASA 20/002/2012 Issue Date: 12 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 23 FEBRUARY 2012 .
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 122/11 Index: MDE 11/002/2012 Issue Date: 10 January 2012

Two Bahraini men's death sentences imposed by a military court were quashed on 9 January. The cases have been sent to a civilian court of appeal. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 296/11 Index: MDE 11/065/2011 Issue Date: 8 December 2011

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 19 MARCH 2012.
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

The appeal hearing before a civilian court of 20 Bahraini health professionals sentenced by a military court has been postponed until 9 January. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 290/11 Index: MDE 24/079/2011 Issue Date: 24 November 2011

Syrian activist Ghassan Yasin was released from detention on 10 November. He had been held since 18 August. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 258/11 Index: MDE 24/066/2011 Issue Date: 13 October 2011

Young Syrian activist Hanadi Zahlout, who had been held in incommunicado detention at an unknown location after her arrest on 4 August, has now appeared before a court and is in regular contact with her family and her lawyer. She appears to be no longer at risk of torture. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 55/11 Index: AFR 46/023/2011 Issue Date: 12 October2011
ZIMBABWE: WOZA leaders released.
Two leaders of the Zimbabwean social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) have been released from prison, and are due to appear in court on 12 December. They had been arrested in September, while attempting to join a peaceful march, and denied bail. [ Lire la suite » ]