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6/12/2007
Pakistan: American peace activists deported from Pakistan
Two American peace activists, who had been detained by police on the night of Tuesday Dec 4., were deported to Washington on Wednesday evening.
6/12/2007
Afghanistan: Afghan women's rights activist receives 2007 International Service award
Najia Haneefi is the 2007 winner of the coveted International Service award for women's human rights, awarded at a ceremony on 5 Dec. at the House of Commons, London.
6/12/2007
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Watch condemns blaming of rape victim
The Saudi Ministry of Justice should immediately stop publishing statements aimed at damaging the reputation of a young Saudi rape victim who spoke out publicly about her ordeal and her efforts to find justice, said HRW.
4/12/2007
UN: Minority Fellowship Programme is accepting applications for 2008
The deadline for application to the 2008 English speaking fellowship programme is 10 December 2007. It is expected that five Fellows will be chosen to participate in the 2008 Programme to be held between February and May 2008.
4/12/2007
Canada: Television: Zarqa Nawaz, creator of "Little Mosque on the Prairie"
An interview with director Zarqa Nawaz ("Me and the Mosque", "BBQ Muslims", etc.) on her new television series, "Little Mosque on the Prairie".
4/12/2007
Iran: More women's human rights defenders arrested
The latest in a string of arrests, One Million Signatures campaign member Jelveh Javaheri was imprisoned on Saturday, December 1 after undergoing interrogation at the security branch of the Revolutionary Courts.
3/12/2007
Sudan: Irish imams denouce teacher's arrest in Sudan
The Irish Supreme Muslim Council speaks out against the verdict of guilt issued by a Sudanese Court against a British school teacher for allegedly 'insulting religion'.
3/12/2007
Sudan: British teacher pardoned by Sudan government
Gillian Gibbons, the British teacher jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam in a row over a teddy bear, flew out of Khartoum tonight after being pardoned by the country’s President.
3/12/2007
Egypt: Parliamentarian declares 'a woman's testimony is equal to that of a man'
Zeinab Radwan, Deputy Speaker of the People’s assembly in the Egyptian Parliament and member of the National Democratic Party, created a storm announcing “the testimony of a woman is legally equal in weight with a man’s testimony.”
3/12/2007
Malaysia: The Festival of Rights 2007!
‘As I Believe: Freedom of Expression through Art, Music, Culture and Conscience’ - 9 December 2007