RFE/RL Watchdog
12/16/2010 8:25:58 PM
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New Rights Blog Focuses On Asian Abuses
I wanted to call your attention to a new human-rights blog written by K. Bjorklund and published by our colleagues over at Radio Free Asia. More 
New 'Hijab' Charges Target Iran Rights Lawyer
Reza Khandan told Radio Farda on December 14 that his wife, rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, must appear in court on December 27 to defend herself against charges of "not wearing the hijab" and "not observing Islamic standards of conduct." More 
Wife: 'No News' Of Iranian Filmmaker
The wife of jailed Iranian filmmaker and journalist Mohammad Nourizad says she has had no news about his health, just days after he planned to begin a dry hunger-strike in Tehran's Evin prison. More 
Belarus Election Campaigners Attacked
Two Belarusian activists working for opposition presidential candidates have been attacked in the western region of Hrodna. More 
RFE/RL Kazakh Journalists Win Awards for Outstanding Human Rights Reporting
Two RFE/RL journalists covering Kazakhstan have been awarded major journalism prizes by the London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) for their "outstanding coverage of human rights issues in Central Asia." More 
Nazanin Khosravani's Mother Protests Charges
Iranian journalist Nazanin Khosravani has been accused of acting against national security, a charge that was made public last week, six weeks after she was originally arrested and confined to Evin Prison's ward 209. Her mother was warned to give no interviews to any media if she wants to help her daughter. More 
Court Nixes Khimki Slander Conviction
A Russian court today overturned the slander conviction of Mikhail Beketov, an independent Russian journalist and environmental campaigner left wheelchair-bound after a brutal 2008 attack. More
Jailed Iran Lawyer Back On Hunger Strike
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and women's rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh is on hunger strike for the third time, her husband told RFE/RL's Radio Farda. More |
