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Lebanon: Mohamad Sablouh is a Lebanese lawyer who specialises in the defence of human rights. He has been involved in denouncing the unlawful deportation of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to Syria. Through his social networks, he has highlighted…

CHINA: The Observatory denounces the disappearance of the lawyer Tang Jitian, his arbitrary detention incommunicado in a secret location, the silence of the Chinese authorities and the censorship imposed on this arbitrary detention by the Chinese…

Crimea: Emil Kurbedinov is a Crimean human rights lawyer.The winner of the 2017 Front Line Defenders award is particularly active in the defence of human rights in Russian-occupied Crimea. On 15 February 2024, he was targeted by the Russian de-facto…

Russia: Bakhrom Khamroev is a Russian lawyer and human rights activist. He is a member of the Human Rights Centre „Memorial“ and is on the Russian government’s list of political opponents. Repeatedly targeted by the authorities, he…

Angola: Das Internationale Observatorium für bedrohte Anwälte ist besorgt über die Situation des angolanischen Anwalts Zola Ferreira Bambi. Er engagiert sich seit über zehn Jahren für die Verteidigung der Menschenrechte und wird von den…

Russland: Die russischen Behörden gaben am Freitag, dem 16. Februar, bekannt, dass Alexej Nawalny, der erste politische Gegner des Präsidenten der Russischen Föderation, Wladimir Putin, im Gefängnis gestorben war. Der Anwalt und politische Aktivist…

Palestine: On 19 January 2024, Diala Ayesh was arrested by Israeli forces in Bethlehem. Currently in administrative detention for unknown reasons since 23 January 2024, she is being held in conditions that are inappropriate and incompatible with…

COLOMBIE: Adil Meléndez Márquez, avocat des droits de l’Homme menacé.

Iran: Kurdische Anwältin Golaheh Vatandoust von der Islamischen Republik Iran zu mehr als sechs Jahren Haft verurteilt

Burkina Faso: Between Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 January 2024, Guy Hervé Kam was arrested by a group of undercover men at Ouagadougou airport, who then took him away in an unmarked car.

Colombia: The Observatory condemns the new threats received by lawyer Yessika Hoyos Morales in the context of her professional activity before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).

GUATEMALA: Hearing of lawyer Claudia Gonzalez suspended

China: Ding Jiaxi is a Chinese lawyer and defender of human rights and democracy. As a member of the „New Citizens Movement“, Mr Jiaxi had taken part in an informal meeting with civil rights activists and lawyers on the state of civil…

Iran: Arash Keykhosravi, ein iranischer Rechtsanwalt und engagierter Menschenrechtsverteidiger, sieht sich seit dem 25. September 2023 einer verlängerten Haftstrafe gegenüber. Er wurde vom Revolutionsgericht in Teheran wegen des Vorwurfs der „“…

The First Section of the Revolutionary Court has sentenced Khosrow Alikordi to one year’s imprisonment, two years‘ exile, a two-year travel ban, a two-year ban on practising as a lawyer, and a two-year ban on appearing on the Internet.

The Observatory expresses its deep concern regarding the situation of Maksim Znak, who has been arbitrarily detained for 3 years.

Colombia: El OIAD expresa su profunda preocupación por los repetidos ataques y amenazas a la integridad personal y profesional de German Romero Sánchez destacado abogado comprometido con la defensa de los derechos humanos en Colombia.

Iran: Nasser Sargaran, a prominent human rights lawyer and academic, was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Intelligence Department in Saqqez.

Russia: Magomed Alamov, a human rights lawyer and member of Crew Against Torture, has received death threats, along with his family, from the relatives of a young woman who had benefited from the organisation’s assistance.

Iran: Repeatedly subjected to relentless harassment by the Iranian government, Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the Ludovic Trarieux prize in 2018, was arrested and severely beaten while attending the funeral of Armita Garavand, who died…