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SYRIE – 3 June 2011 :GOOD NEWS Muhannad al-Hassani released after 22 months in jail.
Muhannad Al-Hassani (or al-Hasani), who spent the last 22 months in jail, was released today 3 June. He was among a large number of other ‘political prisoners’ which the Syrian regime has been releasing over the last days. .….
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SYRIA – 22 May 2011 :GOOD NEWS Anwar al-Bunni released after he had completed his sentence of 1832 days in jail.
Anwar al-Bunni was released on 22 May, in the evening. He had completed his sentence on 17 May, but was not released until five days later. .….
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PAKISTAN 5 mai 2011 : Parvez Aslam Choudhry exfiltré en Thaïlande.
Depuis son passage à la télévision dans plusieurs programmes sur 1es questions relatives au blasphème, le leader chrétien pakistanais est devenu la dernière personnalité publique à recevoir des menaces de mort pour sa lutte pour l'abrogation de blasphème et d'autres lois islamiques discriminatoires….
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Bahrain16th April 2011
BAHRAIN - 16 avril 2011 : Mohammed al-Tajer, lawyer for opposition groups, arrested by security forces in Manama.
Security forces arrested lawyer Mohammed al-Tajer, defence lawyer for Hassan Mushaimaa, leader of the Bahraini opposition group Haq,in is home at 2 a.m.….
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CHINA – 12 April 2011 : Jin Guanghong lawyer at the Beijing Jingfa Law Firm disappeared.
Beijing law firm says it is unaware of the whereabouts of one of its top public interest lawyers, amid a nationwide clampdown sparked by government fears of a ….
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CHINA – 7 April 2011 : Ni Yulan, housing rights activist and former lawyer detained for"creating a disturbance ".
Detained for ‘creating a disturbance’, she cannot walk and suffers from an assortment of chronic medical issues including difficulty breathing, heart problems, and digestive trouble, As the result of repeated episodes of torture ...
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VIETNAM – 7 April 2011 : Lê Quôc Quân arrested for protesting the conviction of fellow human rights advocate Cù Huy Hà Vu.
Catholic lawyer and member of the Justice and Peace Commission, Le Quoc Quan, was arrested by police, together with Doctor Pham Hong Son, for participating in the demonstration in defence of ...
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VIETNAM – 4 April 2011 : Cù Huy Hà Vu sentenced to seven years in prison and a further three years of house arrest for "spreading propaganda against the state, in fact having challenged the government on pollution of mines and single party rule..
On 4, April 2011 the trial of Cù Huy Hà Vu facing up to 12 years facing a jail term ranging from 3 to 12 years, was beginning. The trial, held in the Hanoi People's Court, was not public, as the government had promised, and lasted only four hours ...
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IRAN – April 2011 :Prominent professor and lawyer Mohammad Sharif dismissed from university position.
In his legal practice, he has taken on the cases of several detained political, social and student activists on a pro bono basis. Sharif graduated from Tehran University’s law school and also specialized in international law at ...
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IRAN - 9 January 2011 :The IDHAE Campaign " Free Nasrin SOTOUDEH !" Nasrin Sotoudeh Sentenced to 11 years Prison & Banned From Practicing Law & Leaving the Country for 20 Years.
Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court with Judge PirAbassi has sentenced Nasrin Sotoudeh (also spelled Sotoodeh), to 11 years in prison and banned her from practicing law and leaving the country for 20 years. Reza Khandan, Sotoudeh’s husband told….
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CHINA - 7 January 2011 : Ni Yulan faces 19th day without electricity or internet connection due to ongoing police harassment
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BELARUS - 4 January 2011 : ill-treatment, searches and raids carried out at their home against Nasta Loyka, a lawyer working with 'Viasna'.
BELARUS - 4 January 2011 : Valiantsina Busko’s annual practicing license revoked due to her participation in the protests of 19 December 2010 which followed the presidential elections.
World Observatory for Defence Rights and attacks against lawyers 
