Dr Mohammad Maleki has been held incommunicado since his arrest in August. Amnesty International has expressed grave concern for his health as he is suffering from serious illnesses.
Amnesty International has welcomed the intervention of Saudi Arabia’s head of state, King ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, to cancel a flogging sentence against a female journalist.
Russian and Kabardino-Balkarian authorities must find and bring to
justice those responsible for the murder of Maksharip Aushev, a leading
civil society activist from Ingushetia.
Up to 68 people are said to have been arrested during a prayer service in support of activists detained following protests after June’s presidential election.
Iranian-American academic Kian Tajbakhsh has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by
the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, for his alleged part in the protests following the June presidential election.
The Afghan government and its international supporters must immediately
set out a clear and effective plan to ensure a credible second round of
presidential election voting.
Yoani Sánchez was due to accept an award for her journalism in New York. This is the fourth time she has been refused permission
by the authorities to travel outside Cuba in the past two years.
The de facto Honduran authorities must allow journalists to broadcast as negotiations over the country's political future continue, Amnesty International has said.
