[fund] persecution of opposition

Sri Lanka: Death Threats Against Journalists Frederica Jansz and Munza Mushataq

On 22 October 2009, human rights defenders Ms Frederica Jansz and Ms Munza Mushataq received identical death threats by post, both of which had been hand-written in red ink. Frederica Jansz is Editor-in-Chief of the Sunday Leader, and Munza Mushataq is the newspaper's News Editor. The founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Mr Lasantha Wickramatunga, was murdered in January 2009, three weeks after receiving a similar death threat which had also been written in red ink.

Iran: Targeting of Women’s Rights Campaigners

The Iranian Judiciary should end its harassment of women rights activists, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. At least 11 Iranian women’s rights activists, who are members of the One Million Signatures Campaign, have been summoned to the Revolutionary Courts for questioning by Judiciary and security officials in the past several days.

Iran: Mass Summons of Campaign Activists to Revolutionary Courts

In a sweeping move, courts officials have summoned a number of Campaign activists to the Revolutionary Courts. Campaign activists began receiving telephone calls over the past weeks to appear in the third security branch of the Revolutionary Courts. In turn, they requested written summons.

Iran: Women human rights defender, Shadi Sadr, beaten and arrested

On Friday 17 July 2009, at around 11:30 a.m., our colleague Shadi Sadr was abducted by a group of officers in civilian clothes while she was walking on Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, to a mosque for Friday prayers.

Iran: Arbitrary arrest of Ms. Zeynab Peyquambarzardeh

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iraq: Draft law threat to independence of civil society

A hotly debated draft law to regulate the work of NGOs in Iraq will be discussed in parliament this month although its approval is not expected soon, a lawmaker told IRIN.

Iran: A women's rebellion

They helped bring down the shah – and 30 years on they refuse to be cowed by Iran's Islamic regime.

Iran: Security Forces Shoot and Kill Protesters

The Iranian government should immediately end its violent repression of largely peaceful nationwide protests following last Friday’s presidential elections, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Human Rights Watch said today.

Iran: Women’s Rights Advocates Arrested

The Iranian government is continuing to expand its repression of women’s rights activists ahead of the 12 June presidential elections, with a new wave of travel bans, detentions, and summons.

Iran: ACTION URGENTE POUR MARYAM MALEK

Maryam Malek a été arrêtée le 25 avril par des agents des forces de sécurité dans la capitale iranienne, Téhéran.